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Sharia Law could have role in UK

asianimage.co.uk
04-Jul-2008
        

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...

                   

Muslim jurists welcome UK chief justice’s support for sharia role in mediation

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04-Jul-2008
        

Muslim jurists welcome UK chief justice's support for sharia role in mediation Robert Barr, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON - Leading Muslim jurists on Friday welcomed comments by Britain's chief justice supporting a role for...

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Judge considers UK role for sharia law

inthenews.co.uk
04-Jul-2008
        

A senior judge has said British legal practices could incorporate sharia law for mediation purposes. Lord Chief Justice Nicholas Phillips made the suggestion at a speech to the East London Muslim Centre last night. He said...

                   

Top judge's call to allow Sharia law for Muslims raises stink in UK

dailyindia.com
04-Jul-2008
        

The senior most judge in the UK has inflamed a dead controversy by saying that Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to Sharia law. Earlier this year, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams had suggested that...

UK judge: Sharia law could play a role here

metro.co.uk
04-Jul-2008
        

Sharia law bound for Britain? Sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales said last night. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, ruled out the...

                   

Top judge's call to allow Sharia law for Muslims raises stink in UK

newstrackindia.com
04-Jul-2008
        

London, July 4 (ANI): The senior most judge in the UK has inflamed a dead controversy by saying that Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to Sharia law. The archbishop's remarks had sparked a national debate and...

                   
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Q&A: Sharia law explained

bbc.co.uk
04-Jul-2008
        

Lord Phillips, the most senior judge in England and Wales, has said that principles of sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal system. But Sharia differs in one very important and significant way to the legal...

Should aspects of Sharia law be used in the UK?

bbc.co.uk
04-Jul-2008
        

The most senior judge in England and Wales has said that aspects of Islamic sharia law could be used in the UK, provided they don't conflict with existing laws. Do you agree? Lord Phillips, the Lord Chief Justice, said that...

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Judge: 'Give Sharia law a role'

manchesteronline.co.uk
04-Jul-2008
        

ISLAMIC 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, ruled out the possibility of sharia courts sitting in this country or...

Sharia law could have a role in UK

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04-Jul-2008
        

Last Modified: 04 Jul 2008 Source: ITN 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...