Fuzzball wrote on Jul 13
th, 2016 at 2:34pm:
Sharia Law belongs in Islamic countries, NOT in the UK or in any other western country.
Outside Islamic jurisdictions, Sharia law is religious form of civil law. It has nothing to do with legal jurisdictions, Islamic or Western. As it is applied in Australia and the UK, Sharia law is a voluntary form of mediation, normally undertaken in family and custody disputes.
In NSW, mediation is required before a matter can proceed to the Family Court. Sharia law usually takes this role. Its rulings can only be enforced through contract law and are not legally binding.
It would actually be unconstitutional to ban this form of dispute resolution. Any laws passed to do this would be challenged and overruled. There are other religious civil processes, including the Jewish court in Melbourne, the Beth Din. Therefore, banning Sharia law alone would be discriminatory, and again, challenged.
Sharia civil and family law is perfectly legal. More, it's constitutional. If there's a legal way to ban religious forms of dispute resolution, I'd love to hear it.
Like Halal food, Sharia law can't possibly be banned in a functioning constitutional democracy.
A royal commission would be completely pointless. Save us the money when you're buying Pauline off, Libs.