Towards Creating Synergy for the Realisation of Right to Health in International Human Rights and Shariah

In most of the literature on international human rights in Muslim states, Shariah principles are interpreted in a way to limit the scope of human rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and non-discrimination. In this paper, I want to argue that Shariah principles can be used to enhance the Muslim states’ obligations related to the right to health. After exploring the health-related emphasis in the primary sources of Shariah, I argue that the obligations of Muslim states to the right to health are dual, as parties to the International Bill of Rights and Shariah status in Muslim constitutionalism. I will set a theoretical framework for bridging international human rights with Shariah where synergy is possible.