Muslim Law Courts!?

Question

So now this wacky government has agreed to allow Muslims to hold their own law courts. What is happening to this country?
Do you agree they should hold their own courts of law? Why are we falling over our selves to be "nice" to these people.Why don't they get on with it like the rest of the people and abide by our rules, and no I am not racist.

Answer 1

i am from Turkey. Supposing that some foreigns in my country hold their own law courts, i would be totally against them. I am a Muslim but if you live in a different country you should obey their rules. If you do not want to do this, you should leave and live in your own country. That's why i do not leave my country. I think you are right, it is your country and should be obeyed your rules.

Answer 2

I think we are jumping to conclusions on what a Sharia court means. My understanding is that:

1. If a Muslim breaks a law or commits a crime or an offense worthy of prosecution, then he/she MUST attend a British court of law. Muslims cannot opt out -- they do not get to live outside of British laws, they are subject to them like we all are.

2. Sharia courts come into play when the parties involved have the option to *settle out of court* (which sounds more like civil disputes to me).

In an already over-burdened court system, it would seem a positive thing for a Muslim court to act as (essentially) an arbitration service. And as another poster implied, the consequences to Muslims attending a Sharia court are more likely to have a positive impact on them... there is often family honour at stake, social pressure and religious drive to right the wrong.

Yes, it would be worrying if two full-fledged systems of law tried to co-exist. I don't think that is what we're seeing here. There are many countries that have adapted part of Sharia law into their own laws (excluding some of the more strict laws and barbaric punishments). But even the European Court for Human Rights are convinced that Sharia is incompatible with a democratic state. Britain is hardly going to casually hand over all law control to a Sharia court!

Answer 3

Muslim law is not quite the same, it is stricter, based on their religion, rather than the secular law we use here in the States. There are at least seven million Muslims in the US, and their mosques are likely to have been involved in the preparation and execution of Muslim marriage contracts, for example. You or I would not be bound by their laws, or dragged into one of their religious courts, as only Muslims use them.

Answer 4

All residents in this country should abide bye British law. You would have to abide by Pakistani law if you went there. No wonder the B.N.P. is on the increase. & these politians are to thick yo see whats happening with there P.C. policies

Answer 5

Oh my God they havnt done it have they. This is the first step for muslims getting a worrying amount of power in this country. I would be sick and disgusted if this is true as id heard the muslim were pushing towards it.
Its England, you want to live here you adapt to our laws and culture - dont like it? F**k off. How can we stop this?

Answer 6

It depends on the type of Muslim law being practiced.

In the Quran, it says that a woman's voice takes precedence over a man's in cases of rape and sexual assault. This would go a long way towards solving the problem of why only 10% of rape complaints result in a conviction despite overwhelming evidence.

However, if it's Sharia law (which basically says the opposite to what it says in the Quran), you can keep it.

(Oh and BTW, it is my experience that when someone says "I'm not a racist but... - they are.)

Answer 7

That would be absurd!!! That's a good example of why there should always be a clear difference between church and state!!! I heard that a major big box store is going to put in prayer rooms and allow prayer breaks???? I wonder if there's still room for us on the moon?

Answer 8

If Muslims want to settle disputes between themselves in this way that's up to them, but these so-called 'courts' are informal meetings which don't have any enforceable legal validity in the UK. The Government hasn't 'agreed' to anything! Try reading your sources properly.

Answer 9

I agree. Frightening.
Sharia law is spreading in the UK as authority wanes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2006/11/29/nsharia29.xml

British Schools Drop Holocaust to avoid offending muslims
http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2026

Answer 10

NO. The law is the law and the PC brigade have bent the rules more than enough to accommodate theses incomers.