One UK legal system? Think again - Newspaper Edition - Times Online: "One UK legal system? Think again
Clive Coleman
There is a stealthy rise of Sharia courts in Britain
There is, in a world of uncertainties, at least one comforting and incontrovertible truth. There’s one law for all. isn’t there? Well, no there isn’t. In this country some minority and religious groups have their own courts dispensing justice in commercial cases, neighbour disputes and divorce.
This week there has been a furious debate about whether these courts complement the national law or threaten it. The debate has been stoked by the revelation that in southeast London there is an unofficial Somali court that deals with criminal matters."
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