This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Ban SHARIA LAW. A law that has no place in the modern world today
As a legal system, Sharia law is exceptionally broad. While other legal codes regulate public behaviour, Sharia law regulates public behaviour, private behaviour and even private beliefs. Of all legal systems in the world today, this is the most intrusive and restrictive, especially against women.
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This is just a small section of the laws that Muslims expect everyone to follow, even if you do not believe in their faith...
http://www.billionbibles.org/sharia/sharia-law.html
Please sign today and ban this from the UK.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
In a response to a previous petition, the Government said:
"There are a number of Sharia councils in England and Wales which help Muslim communities resolve civil and family disputes, by making recommendations, which they hope the parties will abide by. They are not part of the court system in this country and have no means of enforcing their decisions. If any of the decisions or recommendations they make are contrary to national law (including the Equality Act 2010) then national law prevails. This is no different to any other council or tribunal - whether or not based on Sharia principles."
You can read the full response here:
https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/48352
It is therefore not clear what action you would like the Government to take, since Sharia councils already operate under British law in the UK.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.