International Law

Sharia law not legal in England

By John Hirst

It is not legal for the government to introduce Sharia law into England on the quiet and through the back door, as reported in the Sunday Times yesterday, and picked up by the Daily Telegraph today, simply because Parliament has not passed a statute authorising such a move. Nor has Parliament debated the issue.

This is not a case of one law for us and one law for them. Sharia law is for Islamic countries, I had not realised that we had been concquered by the Muslims. The last time I looked we were still governed by English law. That's one law for all. Can you imagine someone English going to Iran and demanding that English law prevails over Sharia law? It is probably the quickest way to lose one's head.

I do not see a problem with Muslims agreeing to Sharia law governing their own business affairs, however, regardless of Muslims feelings on this issue, when it comes to domestic violence, it has to be English law which prevails.

Unless the government backs down on this issue, we should man the barricades.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on September 15, 2008 (boomark / email).