Re: Jack Straw: Muslim courts will ALWAYS remain subservient to English law

On Oct 30, 2:11 pm, Ariadne <ariadne....@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 30 Oct, 20:18, simple.language.ya...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:





source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1081613/Jack-Straw-Muslim-cou...

Muslim courts will always remain 'subservient' to English law, Jack
Straw declared last night.
In a speech to an Islamic conference, the Justice Secretary said the
arguments against creating a parallel system of Sharia law in Britain
were 'overwhelming'.

His remarks come less than a week after one of his junior ministers,
Bridget Prentice, appeared to clear Islamic courts to deal with family
and divorce disputes, including how a Muslim couple divide their money
and property and who gets the children.

Mr Straw said that - while courts could consider a Sharia ruling -
they would make their own judgments on the welfare of the children.

Mr Straw, who is also Lord Chancellor, added: 'It is ultimately up to
the court to decide whether the agreement complies with English law.
No court will endorse an agreement which conflicts with English law.'

In the strongest passage of last night's speech, he continued: 'There
is nothing whatever in English law that prevents people abiding by
Sharia principles if they wish to, provided they do not come into
conflict with English law.

'There is no question about that.  But English law will always remain
supreme, and religious councils subservient to it.'

Mr Straw earlier told the audience that 'many dreadful things have
been done in the name of mainstream religions.  Barbaric practices
such as stoning have been – quite wrongly – justified by reference to
Islam, for instance'.

He added: 'I am firm in disagreeing with those who say that Sharia law
should be made a separate system in the UK.  And there has been much
misinformation in recent weeks about this issue.

'There are some countries which do have within their systems of law
separate courts to deal with issues of inheritance and family law for
different faith groups, such as India and Egypt.

'But we do not in the UK and there are overwhelming arguments about
why we should not move down this path.'

Under certain circumstances, religious courts can act as arbitrators
in personal disputes, Mr Straw said.

But he added: 'Crucially, any member of a religious community – or
indeed, any other community – has the right to refer to an English
court, particularly if they feel pressured or coerced to resolve an
issue in a way in which they feel uncomfortable.'

His speech will be seen as an attempt to end nine months of
controversy over the role of tribunals run according to Islamic
strictures.

In February, Downing Street slapped down the Archbishop of Canterbury
when he suggested the rise of Sharia law seemed 'unavoidable'.

But in July, Lord Phillips, who has since retired as Lord Chief
Justice, said Sharia principles could be the basis for resolving
family and business disputes.

After Miss Prentice's intervention last weekend, in which she said
Sharia courts could send draft orders to English courts on divorce
rulings for their approval, Robert Whelan, of the Civitas think-tank,
said: 'The problem with the Government's attitude is the big question
over how far submission to sharia courts is voluntary among Muslim
women. '

Islamic tribunals have authority to make decisions in business and
financial disputes where both parties agree to accept arbitration.

Five sharia courts operate mediation systems under the Arbitration Act
of 1996.  But financial disputes are less controversial because they
are

I wonder if English law will allow
divorce in the form of the man -
not the woman - saying "I divorce
you" three times.

I suspect not.

And what is the legal status of the
man with more than one wife, I
wonder.  Our taxes seem to pay for
quite a number of these "marriages".

Not to mention the jew who can divorce his wife by getting a "get" and
not bothering
to appear in court at all. It's time to stop these alien types from
thinking they can land on
the shores of the silly nations who let them in and then live as
though they were still in
their 3rd world dumps. Only British law should be used in British
courts and in the nation of the United Kingdom. If these 3rd world
idiots want to still live by the laws of the places they left,
they should get the hell out.

That goes for the laws that govern the care of killing of animals.
No more kosher or
Sharia killing - British laws are supreme in Britain.


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