THE CHILD RIGHTS IN ISLAMIC LAW WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON ACEH

Abstract

Child rights has become global concern, indicated from several law instruments which legislated by several countries in the world. In international context, United Nations has created several laws, including protocols and resolutions to protect rights of children. Those laws have consisted of soft-law which sometimes having no hard sanctions. In Indonesian context, there are a number of law instruments protecting child rights such as Law of Child Protection. However, the Law have not fully covered the implementation of Islamic law in Aceh. A number of Qanun (bylaws) in Aceh have not specifically protected child rights. There are still a lot of norms in Islamic criminal law not defining child rights. In Islamic law, Al-Quran and Prophet Muhammad have paid serious attention on children rights. Islamic law has given greatest care to safeguarding all that is needed to guarantee a wholesome psychological climate for the rearing of children, an environment wherein they learn about the world formulate their norms and behaviour.