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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-03-27more like thismore than 2014-03-27
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many legal cases were decided under Sharia law in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013. more like this
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Lord Bradshaw remove filter
star this property uin HL6393 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
star this property answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Sharia law has no jurisdiction here and legal cases are not decided under Sharia law in the United Kingdom's courts and tribunals. The answer to the question is therefore ‘none'.</p><p>If people choose to use Sharia for the purposes of dispute resolution or to agree a contract, for example, the enforceability of such arrangements will be entirely dependent on the law of the relevant part of the United Kingdom.</p><p>Regardless of religious belief everyone in the United Kingdom is equal before the law of the land.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw more like this