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Sharia law SHOULD be used in Britain, says UK's top judge
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Jul 05, 2008 07:25am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Mail |
| News Date | Saturday, July 5, 2008 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | 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.'
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.
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