The Sharia Law debate: The missing family law context

Sandberg, Russell ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4310-9677 and Thompson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-856X 2016. The Sharia Law debate: The missing family law context. Law and Justice 177 , pp. 181-192.

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Abstract

Two official enquires and one Private Members Bill are currently grappling with the ever-controversial topic of the operation of sharia tribunals in England and Wales. While these developments are valuable in that there is still a missing evidence base in terms of Sharia tribunals, this narrow focus on Sharia misses the point that a wider reappraisal of family law matters is required. This article contends that the sharia debate points to wider concerns about two areas of family law in particular: the formalities concerning marriage and the privatisation of family justice. It concludes that concerns about sharia tribunals cannot be addressed without paying attention to wider family law developments.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > KD England and Wales
Publisher:	The Edmund Plowden Trust
ISSN:	0269-817X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	31 October 2016
Date of Acceptance:	31 August 2016
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 17:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95736

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