A private arbitration tribunal in England and Wales operating under the Arbitration Act 1996, which lets parties choose a religious law, including Islamic law, to govern the arbitration of a civil or commercial dispute they have agreed in advance to submit to it. Each panel sits with a barrister or solicitor of England and Wales alongside a scholar of Islamic sacred law. The Tribunal has no jurisdiction over criminal proceedings or divorce, both of which are entirely outside the Arbitration Act, and an award it issues is enforceable in the ordinary courts only in the way any arbitration award is, if unchallenged.
Facts
Founding Year SeatNuneaton, England, headquartered at Hijaz College; panels also sit in London, Bradford, Manchester and Birmingham. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeCivil and commercial disputes between parties who have agreed to arbitrate under the Arbitration Act 1996; no jurisdiction over criminal law or divorce. 1 Connections
In Legal System
Source Sharia Law Courts in the UK (House of Commons Library Briefing)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Birmingham, located there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bradford, located there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chester, located there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: London, located there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Manchester, located there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Sharia Law Courts in the UK (House of Commons Library Briefing)
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