Submitted on Friday 24th March 2017
Rejected on Thursday 6th April 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Ban Sharia courts in the United Kingdom.
The legal systems of the UK, and sharia law are not compatible. In order to prosper as a country, we should all recognise this, while also recognising that sharia law courts help promote a "them and us" attitude. Outlaw them to help promote a multi racial, unified society country.
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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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