A Comparative Study of Child Abuse and Sexual Crimes from Quran, Common Law and International Documents’ Viewpoint

Paying attention to children's rights is not only a matter of today's society, but also in Islam, children's rights have been considered in similar cases. In this article, it is intend to explore child exploitation and sexual crimes in international conventions in accordance with the Holy Quran and the common laws of Iran. By anticipating the rights of children and adolescents and their urgent need to basic humanistic support, today international documents and domestic laws have tried to criminalize any child abuse; the Quran has focused on various manifestations of child abuse.