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Sharia law SHOULD be used
in Britain, says UK's top judge
Steve Doughty
UK
Daily Mail
Friday, July 4, 2008
The most senior judge in England yesterday gave his blessing
to the use of sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips said that Islamic legal principles
could be employed to deal with family and marital arguments and
to regulate finance.
He declared: 'Those entering into a contractual agreement can
agree that the agreement shall be governed by a law other than
English law.'
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In his speech at an East London mosque, Lord Phillips signalled
approval of sharia principles as long as punishments - and divorce
rulings - complied with the law of the land.
But his remarks, which back the informal sharia courts operated
by numerous mosques, provoked a barrage of criticism.
Lawyers warned that family and marital disputes settled by sharia
could disadvantage women or the vulnerable.
Tories said that legal equality must be respected and that rulings
incompatible with English law should never be enforceable.
Lord Phillips spoke five months after Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr Rowan Williams suggested Islamic law could govern marital law,
financial transactions and arbitration in disputes.
The Lord Chief Justice said yesterday of the Archbishop's views:
'It was not very radical to advocate embracing sharia law in the
context of family disputes'.
He added there is 'widespread misunderstanding as to the nature
of sharia law'.
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