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Old 09-22-2008, 01:44 PM  
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The important bit here is:

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Under the act, the sharia courts are classified as arbitration tribunals. The rulings of arbitration tribunals are binding in law, provided that both parties in the dispute agree to give it the power to rule on their case.
Basicly Sharia courts have arbitrator status. All parties must agree before hand to be bound by the rulings. This is no different to any other arbitrator.

This article is over playing things slightly
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