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Make sharia councils illegal in the uk

Submitted on Saturday 18th February 2017

Rejected on Tuesday 28th February 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Make sharia councils illegal in the uk

Petition Details

Sharia law or councils are set up all over the uk these councils take the law into there own hands by passing the British justice system. They deal with crimes such as theft to physical assault under their own judgment this should not be allowed crimes in the uk should be judged in a British court.

Additional Information

Sharia councils or sharia law also deal with marriage and divorce they have the final say weather or not a women is allowed to divorce their male counterpart without the women having the option to decide for herself. Sharia bypasses and conflicts British law and human rights and should be banned immediately.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

In a response to a previous petition, the Government said:

There are a number of Sharia councils in England and Wales which help Muslim communities resolve civil and family disputes, by making recommendations, which they hope the parties will abide by. They are not part of the court system in this country and have no means of enforcing their decisions. If any of the decisions or recommendations they make are contrary to national law (including the Equality Act 2010) then national law prevails. This is no different to any other council or tribunal - whether or not based on Sharia principles.

You can read the full response here:

petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/48352

It is therefore not clear what action you would like the Government to take, since Sharia councils already operate under British law in the UK.

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