CIVIL RIGHTS & CRIMINOLOGY

Civil Rights & Criminology

Civil Rights & Criminology

Introduction

In July 2005, the “Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict” was established in order to protect children who are affected by the armed conflicts where children carry guns and ammunition and wage wars with adults. For this reason, in 2005 Millennium Summit, “Children And Armed Conflict” was established by Security Council to counter this situation and work on this to address such type of a matter (Yule, 2003). This topic has been further elaborated by Javaid Rehman and other scholars by defending their own perspectives and views about this.

Prof. Javaid Rehman is a Pakistani scholar who is internationally recognised due to his expertise and vast knowledge in the field of international human rights, Islamic laws and international terrorism. His expertise mostly falls in the field of international terrorism emerging from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Not only this but he is also laced with vast experience and knowledge of education and advisory in United Kingdom as he advises international students on issues regarding recruitment and laws relating to Islamic laws.

Discussion

Javaid Rehman, in the light of Islamic law and international human rights explain the inequalities faced, their causes and realities of children and armed conflicts. For the first time, Rehman explained the whole scenario and argued that there are millions of children who get affected by these arm conflicts in various countries especially third world countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nevertheless, children's are the ones who are mostly affected and are the main victims during casualties in wartime. Therefore Rehman requested international community on an international platform to take stringent measures against this or otherwise the children in these countries who are affected by armed conflict will have a dark future and will also lead the society towards a negative side. For this reason and in response to Rehman's urge, United Nations (UN) was helpful in taking strict measures against this issue. In return, United Nation Security Council adopted and passed series of resolutions in 1999 for the children in armed conflict. Not only this, but a secretary general and its representative were appointed in 1997 to handle issues relating to armed conflicts on children.

Furthermore, Rehman also discussed issues relating to international human rights by discussing women inequalities faced. “According to classical interpretations of the Sharia, male muslims are allowed to marry a'woman (women) of the book' which includes Jews and Christians. A Muslim female is restricted to entering into marriage only with Muslims. Puberty can help validate a marriage, this age can be identified from the Sharia and the law stated by Quran. Guardian and parents are also given authority by some Islamic schools to enforce child marriages, with the so-called 'option of puberty' whereby marriage is rescindable when the child attains puberty or majority”.

However, polyandry is even not allowed in Islam. This means that women cannot afford to have more than one husband simultaneously. Well, there are differences in the approach adopted by different Islamic schools therefore ...