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Sharia law could have UK role, says lord chief justice

guardian.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

Britain's most senior judge reopened one of the most highly charged debates in Britain last night when he said he was willing to see sharia law operate in the country, so long as it did not conflict with the laws of England and...

                   

Sharia law 'could have UK role'

guardian.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

Britain's most senior judge reopened one of the most highly charged debates in Britain last night when he said he was willing to see sharia law operate in the country, so long as it did not conflict with the laws of England and...

Sharia law 'coming to Britain'

independent.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

Sharia could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales said today. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, ruled out the possibility of sharia courts sitting in...

                   

Wales News: Sharia law could have a role in UK, says top judge

icnetwork.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

Jul 4 2008 by Martin Shipton, Western Mail A NEW row over Islamic sharia law broke out last night after the most senior judge in Wales and England said it should have a role in the legal system. Comments made by Lord Phillips,...

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Judge: 'Give Sharia law a role'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk
03-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...

                   

Top judge: Let's have Sharia law

mirror.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

England's top judge last night reignited the row over sharia law by suggesting it could be adopted in parts of the legal system. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, believes Islamic clerical law could be used to settle...

                   

Sharia law could have a role in UK, says top judge

icnetwork.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

Jul 4 2008 by Martin Shipton, Western Mail A NEW row over Islamic sharia law broke out last night after the most senior judge in Wales and England said it should have a role in the legal system. Comments made by Lord Phillips,...

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Judge: 'Give Sharia law a role'

theasiannews.co.uk
03-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...

                   

Case dismissed: Lord Chief Justice lays down law on Sharia

timesonline.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

Britain's most senior judge declared last night that there was no place for Sharia courts in this country and insisted that all residents were governed by the laws of England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of...

                   

Analysis: Words of reason to cool Muslims row

timesonline.co.uk
03-Jul-2008
        

When the Archbishop of Canterbury waded into the choppy waters of Sharia this year, he caused uproar - not least, by his own subsequent admission, because of the “unclarity” of his remarks. He did so with some vigour: the...