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04 July 2008

Paving the way...

...for the introduction of the ancient and much revered... Albanian blood feud...
The most senior judge in England yesterday gave his blessing to the use of sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims.

Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips said that Islamic legal principles could be employed to deal with family and marital arguments and to regulate finance.

"Those entering into a contractual agreement can agree that the agreement shall be governed by a law other than English law."
(h/t reader rich)

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