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Decolonizing Sustainability: Integrating Islamic Legal Pluralism into Post-2030 Agendas Muhammad jibril, Abubakar
Reformasi Hukum Vol 29 No 2 (2025): August Edition
Publisher : Fakultas Hukum Universitas Islam Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.46257/jrh.v29i2.1229

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The international sustainability agenda, founded upon the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and subsequent COP climate agreements, is ever more reproached for institutionalizing colonial technocratic frameworks that sideline local epistemologies. This research formulates a decolonial approach to incorporate Islamic legal pluralism, specifically Maliki fiqh ideals and Quranic khalīfah (stewardship), mīzān (balance), and fasād (corruption) concepts into post‑2030 sustainability agendas in Nigeria. Using a qualitative doctrinal and document-based method, we examine primary legal texts (the Nigerian Land Use Act; state Sharia codes), classical fiqh texts, international policy documents, and grey literature, including religious declarations. We find that Islamic institutions (waqf endowments, zakat councils, Sharia courts) are communal governance structures embracing environmental stewardship and social justice, yet under-engaged in national policy. We trace pathways for legal reform, such as the amendment of land tenure legislation to protect waqf lands, and institutional innovation, such as "green zakat" funds and specialized Sharia benches for environmental cases. By bringing epistemic justice and cultural legitimacy to the fore, our model carries theoretical as well as practical implications: it enriches decolonial sustainability studies through an Islamic environmental jurisprudence lens and suggests actionable models for harmonizing Nigeria's plural legal heritage with global sustainability ambitions. Comparative studies in other Muslim-majority contexts are welcome.
AI-Enhanced Criminal Investigations and Ḥudūd Offenses: A Sharīʿah Compliance Framework Muhammad Jibril, Abubakar; Abdulmudallib Bello, Rabiu; Abubakar, Abbas
Alauddin Law Development Journal (ALDEV) Vol 7 No 2 (2025): The Development of Law Enforcement in the Artificial Intelligence Era
Publisher : Department of Law, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/aldev.v7i2.56748

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The article examines the interface of Islamic law and emerging AI technology in criminal investigation. It takes the legal normative doctrinal approach to examine predictive policing and facial recognition against Qurʾānic evidentiary and confessionary requirements. The analysis identifies a fundamental doctrinal tension: machine-generated evidence cannot substitute for the traditional proof Sharīʿah requires. A hybrid model is proposed on the grounds of maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah, granting artificial intelligence secondary, not primary, evidence status. Safeguards include judicial oversight, open algorithms, accountability, enforcement of data protection law, and an outright prohibition on AI input where uncertainty persists. The model operates within Islamic legal doctrine, conforming to technological advancement while upholding the Qurʾān's overarching commitment to justice. The study illustrates that the ethical frameworks underlying the development and deployment of AI can be consonant with Islamic teaching, specifically the values of justice and common good in the Qurʾān and related jurisprudence.
Hybridizing Due Diligence: Governing Human Rights Risks in Nigeria's Informal Economy Through Ground-Up Governance Muhammad jibril, Abubakar; Rabiu Abdulmudallib Bello
Business and Human Rights Law & Policy Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): Business and Human Rights Law & Policy - August
Publisher : Center for Law and Responsible Business Studies

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This article discusses how human rights due diligence can be operationalized in Nigeria's large informal economy using a hybrid governance approach. Applying a normative legal approach, we examine Nigeria's statute law, policy, and institutional stipulations (e.g., the 1999 Constitution and National Human Rights Commission Act), alongside recent policy documents like the National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Rights (adopted in 2023) and attendant human rights strategies. We evaluate shortcomings of the existing top-down strategy, observing that formal business regulations and labour laws have the effect of excluding unregistered businesses and family enterprises, and outline the specific dilemmas of informal players. Pointing to examples such as the FIWON cooperative of street-level traders and local savings plans, we turn to "ground-up" governance institutions to complete state law. We discover that the presence of grassroots organizations and norms (e.g., workers’ cooperatives, market associations, and local leadership structures) can enhance accountability in the presence of weak formal enforcement. The article ends with reform proposals: legal reform to bring informal workers within the ambit of protection, formal recognition and support to community-based organizations, and formal collaboration between state regulators and grassroots networks. These actions would assist in closing the gap between Nigeria's HRDD goals and the situation of its informal sector.