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darin
09-15-2008, 03:16 PM
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4749183.ece


ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases.

The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence.

Rulings issued by a network of five sharia courts are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court.

Previously, the rulings of sharia courts in Britain could not be enforced, and depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims.

It has now emerged that sharia courts with these powers have been set up in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester with the network’s headquarters in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Two more courts are being planned for Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Sheikh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi, whose Muslim Arbitration Tribunal runs the courts, said he had taken advantage of a clause in the Arbitration Act 1996.

Under the act, the sharia courts are classified as arbitration tribunals. The rulings of arbitration tribunals are binding in law, provided that both parties in the dispute agree to give it the power to rule on their case.

Siddiqi said: “We realised that under the Arbitration Act we can make rulings which can be enforced by county and high courts. The act allows disputes to be resolved using alternatives like tribunals. This method is called alternative dispute resolution, which for Muslims is what the sharia courts are.”

The disclosure that Muslim courts have legal powers in Britain comes seven months after Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was pilloried for suggesting that the establishment of sharia in the future “seems unavoidable” in Britain.

In July, the head of the judiciary, the lord chief justice, Lord Phillips, further stoked controversy when he said that sharia could be used to settle marital and financial disputes.

In fact, Muslim tribunal courts started passing sharia judgments in August 2007. They have dealt with more than 100 cases that range from Muslim divorce and inheritance to nuisance neighbours.

It has also emerged that tribunal courts have settled six cases of domestic violence between married couples, working in tandem with the police investigations.

Siddiqi said he expected the courts to handle a greater number of “smaller” criminal cases in coming years as more Muslim clients approach them. “All we are doing is regulating community affairs in these cases,” said Siddiqi, chairman of the governing council of the tribunal.

Jewish Beth Din courts operate under the same provision in the Arbitration Act and resolve civil cases, ranging from divorce to business disputes. They have existed in Britain for more than 100 years, and previously operated under a precursor to the act.

Politicians and church leaders expressed concerns that this could mark the beginnings of a “parallel legal system” based on sharia for some British Muslims.




Get Ready USA - Islam won't rest until one cannot buy nor sell without an islamic blessing applied to one's hand or forehead.

Kathianne
09-15-2008, 03:18 PM
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4749183.ece




Get Ready USA - Islam won't rest until one cannot buy nor sell without an islamic blessing applied to one's hand or forehead.

I saw this last night, the implications here are not so clear, though if history repeats, look for in about 5-10 years. For me, I think UK is going to be so sorry, and hope US can learn before the lament.

hjmick
09-15-2008, 03:38 PM
This is a bad idea.

Yurt
09-15-2008, 04:49 PM
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4749183.ece




Get Ready USA - Islam won't rest until one cannot buy nor sell without an islamic blessing applied to one's hand or forehead.

UNbelievable.

who has more power, the catholic church or the muslims?

the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist.

manu1959
09-15-2008, 04:57 PM
the libs will save us...seperation of church and state.........


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4749183.ece
Get Ready USA - Islam won't rest until one cannot buy nor sell without an islamic blessing applied to one's hand or forehead.

Noir
09-15-2008, 05:47 PM
I'd honestly be surprised if this lasted, seems a very bad idea and the media are going to have a field day with it,

Kathianne
09-15-2008, 05:50 PM
It's been creeping into UK. On the other hand to be fair, it's said they've done the same for the Jews, setting up rabbinical courts. Is true, I don't know, someone from UK inform us.

Noir
09-15-2008, 06:01 PM
It's been creeping into UK. On the other hand to be fair, it's said they've done the same for the Jews, setting up rabbinical courts. Is true, I don't know, someone from UK inform us.



Yeah there are Jew courts, I think they are called beth delen or somthing of that nature

hjmick
09-15-2008, 06:02 PM
Yeah there are Jew courts, I think they are called beth delen or somthing of that nature

That's a bad idea as well.

diuretic
09-16-2008, 04:19 AM
No big deal, they're just giving Muslims the same deal Jews have had for some years. Sharia isn't being incorporated into English law, nor has Halakha, they're both only applicable to Muslims and Jews who wish to settle disputes with an arbitrator from their religious background.

Noir you're right, Jews are entitled to turn to the Beth Din for settling of disputes.

I hope everyone feels better now :coffee:

Noir
09-16-2008, 07:00 AM
In whch case it seems pretty reasonable, which would explain why it wasput through without a huge fanfare, cud it's not going to effect 99.9% of us.

diuretic
09-16-2008, 07:25 AM
Exactly. Just as Beth Din are used in the Jewish community (on a purely voluntary, agreed basis which doesn't conflict with English secular law) so the Sharia tribunals will work the same way. No fuss. Panic over. Resume your seats the entertainment system will be in operation very shortly.