RSSBRITS NIX SHARIA
Grant Swank | February 14, 2008
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
Jack Straw, Britain’s highest judicial officer, addressing George Washington University, nixed Sharia in Britain.
Per The Washington Times’ Elizabeth Eldridge, Straw stressed that there “cannot be two separate legal systems” in Britain.
“He advocated a British bill of rights as a first step toward a US-style constitution.”
This is encouraging because of the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams coming out recently for sharia. He backtracked when attacked by the opposition. Nevertheless, his original words still stand for many who know the maverick’s eccentricities.
Williams after all had stated that the sharia throughout the UK was “unavoidable.”
“’Certain provisions of Shariah are already recognized in our society and under our law, so it’s not as if we’re bringing in an alien and rival system,’ the archbishop said in a speech and a television interview.
“Mr. Straw said the archbishop’s remarks had prompted him to consult members of his Lancashire constituency who were active in the local council and mosques.
“One of those constituents quoted a remark by a Muslim prophet who said: ‘If you are a Muslim and live in a country which is not, you must abide by that country’s laws,’ Mr. Straw recounted.
“’There is no appetite in my Muslim constituents for Shariah law,’ the justice minister added. ‘In my district, half of the constituents are South Indian, there are 30 mosques in my town.’
“Mr. Straw noted that the 1996 Arbitration Act allows groups to come together with their own rules, and that Orthodox Jews, for example, use those rules to settle certain disputes.
“But ‘as to whether you have a separate legal system, no,’ he said. He then repeated the ‘no’ more emphatically, prompting laughter.
It has been feared that Islam World Rule would be enhanced by Brits bowing to Muslim atrocities as set forth in the Koran and practiced via sharia, the Islamic “legal and justice system.”
Some even wondered if the Brits accepted such, if other non-Muslim nations would cower as well.
“While the rights of British subjects are ‘in our cultural DNA,’ Mr. Straw said, thought must be given to whether ‘a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities should be a step towards a fully written constitution, which would bring us in line with most progressive democracies around the world.’
“The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 in Britain has already created a U.S.-style supreme court that will begin hearing cases next year.
“’For rights to be afforded their true significance, they need to have legal expression and enforcement as well as symbolic value,’ Mr. Straw said.
“Britain operates under an unwritten 1,000-year-old constitution which is built upon ancient custom, common law, parliamentary statutes and documents such as the 1689 Bill of Rights and the 1215 Magna Carta.
“Mr. Straw repeatedly said Britain can ‘learn from’ the United States’ experience in drafting its new constitution, which will be developed in consultation with the public and enacted by a parliamentary statute.”
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