| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital 08:14 - Dec 19 with 470 views | AnotherJohn |
The Times has a big feature today on the growth of Sharia tribunals in the UK. It has undertaken an investigation that concludes that Britain has become the “western capital” for sharia courts, dealing with such areas as family and inheritance law.
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/sharia-law-courts-uk-marriages-divor
Extract from behind The Times pay-wall.
“An investigation by The Times also discovered that polygamy is so normalised that an app for Muslims in England and Wales to create Islamic wills has a drop-down menu for men to say how many wives they have (between one and four). The app, approved by a sharia court, gives daughters half as much inheritance as sons.
The number of sharia courts, also known as councils, in Britain has grown to 85 since the first began operating in the country in 1982.
Muslims from across Europe and North America are increasingly turning to Britain’s sharia courts, which operate as informal bodies issuing religious rulings on marriage and family life.
About 100,000 Islamic marriages are believed to have been conducted in Britain, many of which are not officially registered with the civil authorities.”
Although it doesn’t really feature in the Times article, one of the key issues is how this fits in with the British legal system and laws such as the Equality Act. Some people say there is no real problem because none of the Muslim tribunals have legal standing in the UK. However, others point out that where people on both sides of a dispute agree to be bound by an agreed alternative dispute resolution mechanism such as arbitration, this has real world-impact and is legally sanctioned by the Arbitration Act, 1996.
https://lawandreligionuk.com/2012/10/24/sharia-law-the-arbitration-act-1996-and-
Many will see this as a dry subject, but it looks set to be a hot issue.
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| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 18:49 - Dec 19 with 353 views | max936 |
Its an absolute ticking time bomb, because Governments after Governments have had their heads in the sand over immigration and its to late now, no one in power is going to prosecute anyone practicing sharia law and its totally unlawful and it should have been stopped at the first sign of it happening, this used to be Great Britain, Dear me.!  |  |
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| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 19:48 - Dec 19 with 317 views | howenjack |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 18:49 - Dec 19 by max936 |
Its an absolute ticking time bomb, because Governments after Governments have had their heads in the sand over immigration and its to late now, no one in power is going to prosecute anyone practicing sharia law and its totally unlawful and it should have been stopped at the first sign of it happening, this used to be Great Britain, Dear me.! |
Lord Denning must be turning in his grave. | | | |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 19:58 - Dec 19 with 310 views | max936 |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 19:48 - Dec 19 by howenjack |
Lord Denning must be turning in his grave. |
There's a law here, there's no need for another culture to practice their law here, by all means come here obviously legally, but abide by the law that's here. | |
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| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 20:24 - Dec 19 with 295 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
Law is used in UK to settle disputes. It seems in this case where all parties abide by religious laws there is no dispute because they have already effectively arbitrated and come to a solution.
One of my neighbours and Indian national herself working in immigration. Most problems relate r to Afghans wanting to bring their family over and UK resistance. While this seemed harsh to me at first it relates to mine than one wife and their children. This is illegal in UK.
Will have to ask her if such claims succeeded. |  |
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| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 21:49 - Dec 19 with 260 views | majorraglan |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 20:24 - Dec 19 by ReslovenSwan1 |
Law is used in UK to settle disputes. It seems in this case where all parties abide by religious laws there is no dispute because they have already effectively arbitrated and come to a solution.
One of my neighbours and Indian national herself working in immigration. Most problems relate r to Afghans wanting to bring their family over and UK resistance. While this seemed harsh to me at first it relates to mine than one wife and their children. This is illegal in UK.
Will have to ask her if such claims succeeded. |
The point you make about more than 1 wife is interesting and 1 I’d never considered. My view is that the laws of this land only allow for 1 legal wife, so in terms of the Afghans they should only be allowed to bring in 1 wife. Any other wives, would not be recognised by British law and none of the privileges of husband and wife should he extended to other “wives ” | | | |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 21:53 - Dec 19 with 248 views | Whiterockin |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 21:49 - Dec 19 by majorraglan |
The point you make about more than 1 wife is interesting and 1 I’d never considered. My view is that the laws of this land only allow for 1 legal wife, so in terms of the Afghans they should only be allowed to bring in 1 wife. Any other wives, would not be recognised by British law and none of the privileges of husband and wife should he extended to other “wives ” |
Didn't we have a similar discussion on 13 year old brides. |  | | |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 22:02 - Dec 19 with 233 views | Flashberryjack |
For years there have been parks in London run under muslim law, with signs saying no dogs or short skirts, and thes laws are enforced by gangs of muslims, it has been reported the police several times with no action taken.
Many were warned of the dangers of mass immigration, but many choose to ignore it. |  |
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| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 22:18 - Dec 19 with 185 views | raynor94 |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 22:02 - Dec 19 by Flashberryjack |
For years there have been parks in London run under muslim law, with signs saying no dogs or short skirts, and thes laws are enforced by gangs of muslims, it has been reported the police several times with no action taken.
Many were warned of the dangers of mass immigration, but many choose to ignore it. |
Blackburn Bradford and Rotherham to just name 3, where these things go on.
Look at the hounding out of teachers who dare to mention Allah, we are a Christian Country, and how many schools in these areas are not allowed to celebrate Christmas.
Your last paragraph is 100% correct |  |
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| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 22:19 - Dec 19 with 185 views | majorraglan |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 21:53 - Dec 19 by Whiterockin |
Didn't we have a similar discussion on 13 year old brides. |
Not sure, but it’s completely unacceptable. | | | |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 22:39 - Dec 19 with 157 views | Whiterockin |
| Britain is the Western Sharia Law Capital on 22:19 - Dec 19 by majorraglan |
Not sure, but it’s completely unacceptable. |
Agreed. But my point was if someone legally marries a girl of 13 in their country, what is the position if they visit the UK. | | | |
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