A Comparative Study of the Right to Breastfeed a Child in Islamic Law and International Law: The Richness of Islam and the Progressive Development of International Law

Document Type : Academicm and Research

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1 Associate Prof. Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Qom, Qom,, Islamic Republic of Iran

2 Professor, international law, baqdad, Iraq.

3 MSc in international law, University of Qom, Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran

10.22091/csiw.2025.12779.2650

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Breastfeeding is so important that it is mentioned as a right. The Quran and Islamic traditions have discussed breastfeeding and its importance. Although the international community, and especially human rights institutions, mention breastfeeding as a right, breastfeeding, whether as a child's right or as a mother's right, has not been regulated in any binding legal document as it should be and perhaps should be. A study of this human right shows that Islam has addressed it earlier, with greater binding power, and it has also been mentioned in the Quran as an authentic Islamic source. The following article aims to clarify the right to breastfeed by examining Islamic and international law. The preceding lines have found that the protective approach of Islamic law is far more progressive than that found in international law, and it is rightly necessary for international law to benefit from and borrow from Islamic propositions. This not only helps in the development of international law but also promotes Islamic thought.

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Comparative Studies on Islamic and Western Law

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Available Online from 12 August 2025

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