AN APPRAISAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAMIC LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999

Human rights in Islam are those rights which have been bestowed and guaranteed by the Almighty Allah. They cannot be amended, changed, abrogated or withdrawn by any executive, legislative or judicial body or anybody at all. The rights are not mere theoretical concepts. They are backed up by sanctions in case of violation. Therefore, in an Islamic state, these (human) rights must be accepted, recognised and above all, enforced.