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ADMISSIBILITY OF THE EVIDENCE OF A CHILD IN ISLAMIC COURTS
Aminu Garba and Zainab Umar Dange

ABSTRACT
One of the pre-requisite of giving evidence in Islamic court is Adalah (Justice). This means, the evidence of a minor is not admissible, because of his immaturity, which rendered him incapable of dealing justly and hence incapable of giving evidence in Islamic court. As a result of this, the paper attempted to highlight the position of minor’s witness in Islam and the circumstances that can render his evidence admissible in Islamic courts.


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