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Sharia law could have role in Britain, says top judge



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SHARIA law could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, emphatically ruled out the possibility of sharia courts sitting in this country or deciding penalties.

But in a speech at the East London Muslim Centre in Whitechapel last night he said there was no reason why sharia principles could not be used in "mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution".

Sharia – a set of principles governing the way that many Muslims believe one should live one's life – suffered from "widespread misunderstanding" by the rest of the world, he added.

Lord Phillips said: "There is no reason why sharia principles, or any other religious code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution."

A Downing Street spokesman said: "We think that British law should be based on British values and determined by the British Parliament."





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  • Last Updated: 04 July 2008 11:19 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia,

04/07/2008 12:46:32
We could also try Shania law, but that don't impress me much.
2

Covert Action,

04/07/2008 13:00:31
Time to brush up on close combat skills
3

hertscot,

04/07/2008 13:07:53
Why not? Well look at how we've managed to fockk up the country based on christion principals.
4

TimW1234,

Ottawa, Canada 04/07/2008 13:28:26
Lord Phillips is very, very wrong.

Why should the Muslims have a separate sets of laws apart from the long-established laws of the UK?

The Liberal government of Ontario was posed with the dilemma of militant Muslims who tried to IMPOSE Sharia law in Ontario.
It was OVERWHELMINGLY rejected by the Ontario legislature and the majority of citizens in Ontario.

Why should we here have two sets of law?

Who do these Muslims think they are and why are they trying to impose and force their religious beliefs on a muliticultural province - probably the most multicultural area in the world, especially Toronto?

They should bless the day they were accepted as refugees and immigrants in this glorious province and complaining constantly about this that and the other thing if it does not embrace "Islam".
5

I love to eat Sellotape,

04/07/2008 13:49:59
So you're the Prophet Muhammad ...
6

Allan Retentive,

04/07/2008 13:56:32
TimW1234 asks: "Who do these Muslims think they are?"

Any Ontario Muslim "refugees" and "immigrants" reading the Edinburgh Evening News should beware the wrath of TimW1234. When he gets angry, he uses rhetorical questions and CAPITAL LETTERS.

On the downside, he's a moose-fiddling racist nutjob. But hey, nobody's perfect.
7

Cynicaltalk,

04/07/2008 14:06:28
UK law may not be perfect, but its the law of the land. If you live within the UK you must abide by those laws and respect them, as well as appreciating that British values have been long established in this country. There is no need for a 2 tier system in this country.
8

James (1),

04/07/2008 14:49:07
Look they have made such a good job of their own countries then why should they not bring their laws here?
Do we get to pick and choose which laws are applied?
I mean are they allowed to cut hands off and whip offenders? It does sound appealing.
I mean its not like they would force us to abide by them now would they?
Oh, wait a minute. I don't remember any Muslim saying that the laws of this country they were wanting to live in (as a minority) should be changed to suit them when they arrived! Why was that not stated at the time?
Are you telling me these people are not for integrating? They came here but did not want to live by our laws?
Thin end of the wedge I think this is called!
Having said that, they are a minority and as such should be allowed to do anything they want.
The consequences of objecting leaves you wide open to being called a racist.
9

Silence of the Yams,

04/07/2008 15:02:59
If Turkey, a Muslim country, doesn't have Sharia courts then why the hell should we? This judge is typical of the radical liberals that regularly cost the tax payer millions in legal fees for failed asylum case appeals etc...We need some proper judges in the UK, not old hippy's that couldn't hack it at the bar.
10

Gere,

Scotland 04/07/2008 15:09:02
Yet another sign that we are a conqured, subjugated and oppressed poeople.

Successive British Governments have slowly removed the right of the indigenous Celtic and Anglo-Saxon natives of this land to protest the constructive genocide that has been steadily perpetrated upon us since the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948 bringing the first load of settlers from Jamaica to replace the aboriginal people of the British Isles.

Within 100 years we will become a reviled despised minority, who can blame them.

We not only gave our country away but enacted laws to facilitate the genocide and criminalsed protest!!

11

James (1),

04/07/2008 15:53:43
#10 you are making me feel like I am some sort of Red Indian. I have my reservations about this!
12

I love to eat Sellotape,

04/07/2008 16:02:30
I don't see anything wrong with Sharia law, if it means I can eat ice cream whenever I want to.
13

Joe Macdelta.,

04/07/2008 16:27:23
If its only the part where they behead murderers and sutch like, then that is exceptable, otherwise I dont think so.
14

Scythia,

Belgium 04/07/2008 18:49:59
It's heading that way. I think many politicians would privately admit that Sharia law is inevitable - I wonder what Salmond's view is on this matter. Elements of Sharia law are already evident such as Sharia compliant loans, but Sharia courts.. I dont think the public are ready for it yet. The liberal elites have a little bit more work to do here to convince the public on that.

The recent Glasgow court case about the Muslim with the 2 wives offering this as mitigation against a driving ban (and winning) , and the seeming lack of concern by the establishment would indicate the extent to which they will cede . Polygamy it seems is illegal in Scotland , but not for Muslims. My view is that if they shout loud enough then they will have it.
15

Jock MacTamson 2,

Highlands 04/07/2008 20:04:27
I have been reading alot of Islamic information recently and trying to find out as much as possible.

Religion has always interested me and I find Islam to be the worst of all options.

Make your own mind up and read as much as possible.

Al-taqiyya and dissimulation are words used for a practice of Muslims blatantly lying to non-Muslims.

Google the words Taqiyya, Kitman

According to Christian ethics lying is a sin; In Islamic jurisprudence and theology, the use of taqiyya against the unbelievers is regarded as a virtue and a religious duty.

I am an athiest.
16

Horrible Cankers at the Cyber Shebeen,

04/07/2008 21:12:37
Shove yer Sharia.
17

weeshooie1,

Wollongong 04/07/2008 23:08:35
I can't believe this would even be considered at anytime in GB. The expression 'One Nation under God' comes to mind, but surely, it applies to Christian countries....... Nah! forget it, I'll stay an athiest and leave the arguing to those who believe in the bogle in the sky.

 

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