highest judge in uk says sharia is fine by him
- Posted by Martin on July 3rd, 2008 filed in Islamofascism, Martin, UK
Lord Phillips said: “It is possible in this country for those who are entering into a contractual agreement to agree that the agreement shall be governed by law other than English law.”
Therefore, he said, he could see no reason why Sharia law should not be used to settle disputes in this country.
He said: “There is no reason why principles of Sharia law, or any other religious code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution.”
Like, say, cutting off somebody’s head, or stoning them to death?
Apparently not.
“Part of the misconception about Sharia law is the belief that Sharia is only about mandating sanctions such as flogging, stoning, the cutting off of hands or death for those fail to comply with the law,” he said.
“In some countries the courts interpret Sharia law as calling for severe physical punishment. There can be no question of such courts sitting in this country, or such sanctions being applied here.”
So it’s a misconception, based upon how Sharia is actually applied in countries that use it? So not a misconception at all, really, more of a conception. But he won’t have any of the barbaric stuff. No sir. He’s going to allow Sharia-Lite™ the new, improved extra-judicial system made from tangy oranges and juicy mango - only 8 calories per serving!!
I can’t even begin to comment upon this, except to say that having a contractual agreement governed by a law other than UK law might sound fine. But this gentleman lets the cat out of the proverbial bag:
Mahmud Al Rashid, spokesman from the Association of Muslim Lawyers, said: “There is massive misunderstanding about what Sharia is. It is not a single law.”
No, it certainly is not. It’s a hodge-podge of subjectively-applied Koranic interpretations by largely unschooled Muslim clerics - with no system of appeals, rules of evidence, consistent procedure, or any other component of legal systems in the developed world.
In other words, it has no place in the civilized west, and this clown should have his fucking law license revoked for saying anything to the contrary.
Mister Prickly says:
“He said: “There is no reason why principles of Sharia law, or any other religious code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution.”” Bet you bottom dollar when he said ‘any other religious code’ he wasn’t meaning Judeo-Christian codes.
Chris says:
Good bye England. It was nice knowing you.
Martin, I really think this could happen here too. A couple Obama appointments and you better stay out of Dearborn Michigan.
The BoBo says:
moreland says:
For the life of me, I cannot imagine what could possibly prompt Lord Phillips to make such a lunatic statement. Metaphorically, it’s like tearing down Westminster Cathedral and putting up a mosque in its place, which, indeed, someday may happen, as it could all over Europe, too.
It is well-known that the growth of Europe’s Muslim population far exceeds that of indigenous peoples. If that disparity continues, and Muslim after Muslim gets voted into office, Islam and Sharia law will dominate civil and criminal proceedings. Then, unrestrained buy any respect of tradition, they’ll replace the great cathedrals at Chartres and Notre Dame with mosques. God only knows what they’ll do to the Vatican.
Tom Hennessy says:
“Highest judge in the UK?” Just how “high” was this guy? I think mandatory urine testing is in order for his lardship.