Child Marriage in Nigeria under the Various Human Right Instruments and Islamic Law

The issue of Child Marriage, through International Law perspective, was addressed in 1945 when the United Nation Charter confirmed the basic equal human rights of men and women and encouraged respect for human rights and basic freedoms without distinction as to neither biological nor age differences. This article attempts to address the cases of child marriage under human right declarations and the Islamic contribution towards the rights and protection of child girl in our society. The approach applied here is historical and analytical; data were collected from its sources and scrutinized for possible logical conclusion. It is the customs and religious beliefs of the people that have more effects on them rather than human right instruments