Ban on sharia law

A ban on sharia law is legislation that prohibits the application or implementation of Islamic law (Sharia) in courts in any civil (non-religious) jurisdiction. In the United States for example, various states have "banned Sharia law," or a ballot measure was passed that "prohibits the state’s courts from considering foreign, international or religious law." As of 2014, these include Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee.[1] In the Canadian province of Ontario, family law disputes are arbitrated only under Ontario law.[2]

  1. ^ Farmer, Liz (4 November 2014). "Alabama Joins Wave of States Banning Foreign Laws". governing.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CHOKSI-14-3-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).