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Ali Mesrati, Ali Omar --- "‘The best interests of the child’: critical analysis of the Libyan High Court decision" [2018] ELECD 666; in Hosen, Nadirsyah (ed), "Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 77

Book Title: Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society

Editor(s): Hosen, Nadirsyah

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781781003053

Section: Chapter 3

Section Title: ‘The best interests of the child’: critical analysis of the Libyan High Court decision

Author(s): Ali Mesrati, Ali Omar

Number of pages: 43

Abstract/Description:

This chapter critically evaluates how the Libyan court has made decisions on guardianship, and whether those decisions are in line with the requirements of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC). It provides analysis from both Shari’ah and international human rights perspectives.