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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
No it's not, there are no sharia courts that have any standing in any way in British family courts, there is one commercial arbitration process, used by about 100 people a year incidentally, that, if agreed by both parties is binding, but there are all kinds of binding arbitration in civil law, this isn't exceptional at all.
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It should be obvious that it's a very different process if it's a religious tribunal as opposed to one governed by regular, ordinary, predictable law. But if you're right that it's just 100 people a year, that's a good point. Still equally fair to point out that the rule of law is as effective as submission to it - so even if a decision maker's pronouncements aren't technically binding, if everyone in the relevant society treats them like they are, there's no practical difference. That's concerning. Don't just brush off the problem because you don't want it to be a problem.