Britain’s most senior judge reopened one of the most highly charged debates in Britain last night when he said he was willing to see sharia law operate in the country, so long as it did not conflict with the laws of England and Wales, or lead to the imposition of severe physical punishments…

Phillips insisted last night there was “widespread misunderstanding” of the nature of sharia law, and argued: “There is no reason why sharia principles, or any other religious code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution [with the understanding] … that any sanctions for a failure to comply with the agreed terms of mediation would be drawn from the Laws of England and Wales.”

He also suggested sharia principles should be applied to marriage arrangements…

“So a Muslim woman who divorced according to Sharia principles would be free to marry again, but not if she only went to a civil court.

        

Nations with judges appointed on the basis of their commitment to politics probably get what they deserve. The man is a reactionary and a dunce.




  1. gquaglia says:

    Its good to see England is well on its way to becoming a Muslim state.

  2. BigCarbonFoot says:

    And the same thing is happening here. Look at the Fed judges and even members of SCOTUS who are citing European or other international precedent.

  3. bobbo says:

    Interesting concept. In America, parties to a dispute can submit to binding arbitration per any set of rules they wish. No different than what this judge says.

    “Still” a society that fractures along multi-cultural lines, religious, language, (whatelse?–food?) will not stand. Its a big drawback to recognizing minority rights, the possibility that society gets fractured.

    Reminds me of the debate about Killer Bees invading from the south. I recall quite a few people thinking the ferociousness would be bred out of them as they interacted with the honey bees. Didn’t happen. Prepare to be stung.

  4. deowll says:

    The British gov. has been working on terminating the British as an ethnic group, culture, world power, and everything else for about a hundred years now. It’s just a matter of time and some other group will take over the country.

    Sharia law is either in effect or it isn’t. If it is this guy is out of government and so is everyone not a Muslim.

    Just another boob educated way beyond the level of his understanding. There is no way to comprimise with the true word of God but for some reason a lot of bleeps just can’t seem to get that.

  5. James Hill says:

    An inexpensive bullet would solve problems like this.

  6. Mister Ketchup says:

    Hey, should I be hating Sharias too? Just checking…

  7. khulit says:

    From Wikipedia:
    A woman who wishes to be divorced usually needs the consent of her husband. However, most schools allow her to obtain a divorce without her husband’s consent if she can show the judge that her husband is impotent. If the husband consents she does not have to pay back the dower.
    Men have the right of unilateral divorce. A divorce is effective when the man tells his wife that he is divorcing her. At this point the husband must pay the wife the “delayed” component of the dower

    Under Sharia Law, if a man who wants to divorce his wife, all he has to do is say:

    “I now divorce you!”
    “I now divorce you!”
    “I now divorce you!”

    I think it has to be said 3 times, and then they are automatically divorced…

    If a woman wants to divorce her husband, it’s a different story…. The English Chief Justice probably wanted to divorce his wife…

    .

  8. khulit says:

    [Duplicate comment deleted. – ed.]

  9. jbenson2 says:

    The slide down the slippery slope in England, France, and Canada continues.

    John “I served in Viet Nam” Kerry must be very pleased with this ongoing lowering of the bar for his famous global test.

  10. Ron Larson says:

    OMG… love the art! Where did you get that?

    Did You Notice?
    (1) None wear helmets
    (2) The bike is overloaded
    (3) The rear passenger is wearing loose fitting clothes near hot and moving mechanical parts.

    To hell with safety! We, the Sharia council, are far more concerned that someone might get sexually aroused.

  11. Mister Ketchup says:

    #10 – Are you suggesting the guy in the toga could be burying a bone in her back yard? So to speak…

  12. MikeN says:

    Canada is on its way too. Good news is they dropped the case brought by Muslims against a newspaper.

  13. Mac Guy says:

    And yet, the news is being reported differently here: http://tinyurl.com/55vw9g

  14. Thor says:

    Bloody idiot!!!!

  15. Jopa says:

    I will repeat it until you monkeys in the EU and US understand it:

    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.

    Got it?! monkeys?

  16. #13 – Mr. Guy

    >>And yet, the news is being reported
    >>differently here:

    Yeah, but that’s not going to drive the hit count up. As we know, the purpose of headlines here on dvorak dot org slash blog is simply to generate “hits” (and increase revenue).

    Follow the money.

    Most of everything is bullshit, especially in the “blogosphere”.

  17. gquaglia says:

    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM AND THE WEST.

    More correctly stated:
    Islam is the enemy of everything that is not Islam

  18. eyeofthetiger says:

    Europe as a whole is becoming like a tent village in a desert.

  19. Jopa says:

    Even better.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.
    ISLAM IS THE ENEMY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ISLAM.

    Monkeys must understand.

  20. Shin says:

    #16

    Yes, I’ve tried to mention the twisting a number of time. It’s pure talk radio trolling, meant for people of the mental caliber of dittoheads, and as such, John can have them. I’m out of here. Bobbo, MM, good luck..but I don’t think you have much of an audience here for anything even approaching rational. (Which is something I know that I’m certainly not after reading this drivel.) I’m sure he can make up my loss with his next headline.

  21. lou says:

    Take him out back and shoot him.

  22. MikeN says:

    We here in the US are importing about a million Muslims per decade. With their higher birthrates, give them about two hundred years.

  23. Judge Jewdy says:

    #23 – Especially with the threesomes as pictured.

  24. Mr. Fusion says:

    Now that all the intolerant wing nuts have got their panties in a knot, maybe they could go and actually read the articles.

    Both Dvorack’s (the Guardian)
    and Mac Guy’s (the Times)

    There is a mood in legal circles for arbitration and mediation. What the Judge here is suggesting is maybe some aspects of Sharia law could be incorporated into mediation for civil matters, BUT would still be subject to the law of the land.

  25. Islam is a Great Religion.


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