Wednesday, August 28, 2013
North Carolina governor allows anti-Sharia bill to become law
[JURIST] North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory [official website] on Sunday allowed a bill that prohibits North Carolina judges from considering Islamic law in their decisions to become law. House Bill 522 [text, PDF] prevents courts from applying foreign law in divorce, alimony and child custody actions, if doing so would violate a person's federal or state constitutional rights. Although the bill does not specifically identify Islamic law, critics argue that the bill's only purpose is to invoke anti-Muslim sentiments since...
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