Fuzzball wrote on Jul 13^th, 2016 at 2:34pm:


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.

The Government is to launch an investigation into whether sharia courts operating in the UK discriminate against women – legitimising forced marriages and issuing unfair divorce settlements.

The Home Office said it would examine claims that sharia courts – or councils - may be working in a “discriminatory and unacceptable way”, seeking to legitimise forced marriage and issuing divorces that are unfair to women, contrary to the teachings of Islam. However, it will also seek out examples of best practice among sharia councils.

Aussie wrote on Jul 12^th, 2016 at 10:06pm:



25 responses to this topic and no one has engaged you. This is because:

1.  You're as dumb as a box of rocks
2. You're a nit-picking, haggling little pedant; and
3. As a result of points 1 and 2, no one actually cares about your opinion. 

Warm regards,
Nicole

If the Constitution of my Club, in some way is in breach of the Law, then the Law prevails over it.

It is impossible to write/grant yourself an exemption from the Law.

Mistress Nicole wrote on Jul 13^th, 2016 at 12:31am:


The videos of her taking on the bearded nutjobs who preach Islam are very impressive, a remarkable woman who deserves more recognition for her work in human and womens rights.

That's a tad trite.  Legislators can only make a Law if it passes through Parliament.   

Dirty Paki Khunt wrote on Jul 13^th, 2016 at 3:25pm:

Why couldn't Sharia law be banned, especially in the UK, where there are 85 courts set up to practice it.

No nation is required to tolerate a parallel system of justice.

How would it be discriminatory to ban Sharia law and, for that matter, any other that's outside the mainstream? Any nation has the power to flatly declare that its own justice system is the one and only, and all others are null and void.

Dirty Paki Khunt wrote on Jul 13^th, 2016 at 3:25pm:


Yet many Sharia Courts/Councils in the UK are over-stepping the line.  Which is an obvious eventuality when incompatible systems are allowed to function alongside the law.

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