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Sharia courts are recognized as a legally binding arbitration system when used in that way
by robk 11y ago
Sharia courts are recognized as a legally binding arbitration system when used in that way
- hartpuff 11y agoSo they're recognized in the same way as, say, a Jewish court would be, or in fact essentially any body would be?
- DanBC 11y agoNo, they're not. https://fullfact.org/law/uks-sharia-courts/ https://fullfact.org/law/uks-sharia-courts/ > While feuding couples have to at least consider mediation before going to court, it doesn't override family law. A court has to sign off on any agreement made after divorce for it to be legally binding, and won't do so if the judge thinks it's unfair. > In 2013, the High Court was asked by an Orthodox Jewish couple to accept the ruling of a Jewish religious court on post-divorce family arrangements. The judge said that while the agreement would carry weight, it would be non-binding—neither party could get around English law by agreeing to abide by the decision of another tribunal.