Muslims in Britain should be able to live under Sharia, says top judge

By Christopher Hope and James Kirkup Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to Sharia, the country's most senior judge has said. Suggestions that Sharia law can be used to help govern issues like family disputes and the sale of financial products have drawn criticism Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the Lord Chief Justice, strongly backed Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, over his suggestion earlier this year that aspects of Sharia law should be adopted in Britain. The archbishop's remarks sparked a national debate and led to calls for his resignation. Risking inflaming that controversy again, Lord Phillips has said that Muslims in Britain should be able to use Sharia to decide financial and marital disputes. The judge did add that only the criminal courts should have the power to decide when a crime... [read full story]