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[95] [126] According to the United Nations, Kuwait's legal system is a combination of British common law, French civil law, Egyptian civil law and Sharia. [127] The Sharia-based personal status law for Sunnis is based on the Maliki fiqh and for Shiites, their own school of Islam regulates personal status.
Unlike common law, judges' verdicts do not set binding precedents [225] under the principle of stare decisis, [226] and unlike civil law, Sharia is left to the interpretation in each case and has no formally codified universal statutes. [227] The rules of evidence in Sharia courts traditionally prioritize oral testimony, and witnesses must be ...
Based on English common law, personal law based on sharia law applies to Muslims. Nigeria: Common law is used at the federal level and in most states, Sharia is applied in some northern states. Pakistan: Based on English common law, some Islamic law (sharia) applications in inheritance. Formerly Tribal Law in the FATA. [33]
A copy of the Qur'an, one of the primary sources of Sharia. The Qur'an is the first and most important source of Islamic law. Believed to be the direct word of God as revealed to Muhammad through angel Gabriel in Mecca and Medina, the scripture specifies the moral, philosophical, social, political and economic basis on which a society should be constructed.
Sharia by country, a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. ... Pages in category "Sharia by country" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of ...
[186] [187] [188] The National Forces Alliance, the largest political group in country, does not believe the country should be run entirely by Sharia law or secular law, but does hold that Sharia should be "the main inspiration for legislation." Party leader Jibril has said the NFA is a moderate Islamic movement that recognises the importance ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar ...
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