Admissibility of application of Sharia law in the matters of divorce and inheritance in the European Union legislation
Katarzyna Krzysztofek
Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University in Cracow , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2579-1454
Abstract
Nowadays much more Muslims are coming to the European Union countries. Because of this the courts of members’ countries more often need to take into consideration the Sharia law. That’s why is important finding the answer to the question if the European Union legislation allowed the courts judging on the basis of Sharia law? In this context the most important fields of law are family law and inheritance law. The purpose of this study is finding the answer to the question if in the light of European Union legislation the courts are allowed to judging about divorces and inheritance on the basis of religious law, means Sharia law. In the case of divorces the main importance has the decree of Council (UE) No 1259/2010, and in the case of inheritance the decree of European Parliament and Council (UE) No 650/2012. The analyze of those acts leading to the conclusion that mentioning legal acts allowed in general applying Sharia law as foreign law. But simultaneously both acts clearly excluded using external law in the case that using it may lead to the violation of public order. And exactly this clause may strongly limited judging on the basis of Sharia law by the courts of European Union countries in the cases of divorces and inheritance. The reason is that in both fields Muslim law significantly difference to the European standards, largely limited women’s rights both in the occurrence of divorce and in the cases of inheritance.
Keywords:
Islam, religious freedom, freedom of conscience and religion, Sharia law, religious denominations, women in Islam, divorce, inheritance, religious organizationReferences
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Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Dr, Zakład Prawa Kościelnego i Wyznaniowego, Wydział Prawa i Administracji, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, ul. Gołębia 9, 31-007 Kraków
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