Sharia Court Reportedly Forming in Veneto, Italy
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The Islamic Chamber of Arbitration promises to resolve civil and commercial disputes according to the principles of Koran law. The center-right rises, the Ucoii distance and the magistrates start investigations. The founder defends himself: "We operate in compliance with the Italian order." But among the lawyers it is clash on the legitimacy of the initiative
Sharia Court Reportedly Forming in Veneto, Italy
A new organization in Italy’s Veneto region is reportedly seeking to resolve disputes between Muslims according to Sharia rather than Italian law. The right-wing Liga party has taken the issue to the European Parliament, calling for tighter controls and an end to EU funding for groups it links to fundamentalism.
Can an Islamic Tribunal decide according to Sharia exist in Italy? The Italian Islamic Arbitration Chamber, founded in Padua in March, triggered the protest of the right, and caused the distance of the Muslim communities themselves, for the claim to settle civil and commercial disputes by applying the precepts of Islamic law primarily. But the legal question is far less obvious than the controversy suggests.
Padova - In Padua there is a Sciaraitic Court, but it is not a court of the State. It is the heart of the controversy that since yesterday revolves around the Chamber...
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