Muslims welcome British Chief Justice's comment on Shariah role
London, NU Online Leading Muslim jurists recently welcomed comments by Britain’s chief justice supporting a role for Shariah in resolving disputes. Chief Justice Lord Nicholas Phillips, who is Britain's most senior judge, has suggested that Islamic Shariah could play a role in the British legal system, echoing a similar stance by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. "There is no reason why principles of Shariah law, or any other religious code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution," Lord Nicholas Phillips said in a speech to the London Islamic Council.