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Most constitutions in the Islamic world say that. What it means in practice, if anything, differs widely.
Gaddafi was an open enemy so it doesn't really matter. It's not like we removed some neutral guy and this is what we got.
Sharia is quite a bit different from what the Media calls sharia.
For the most part what people think is Sharia is either, Wahhabi, Vigilante Law, Jafa'ari or a Dictatorship.
While several nations use what they call sharia Criminal laws, they are Sharia in name only and I doubt if any 2 Nations call the same things Sharia.
But is is a bit of a Moot point as it has been centuries since any Nation used Sharia Criminal law, although many nations do use Sharia civil law. Which is very similar to Judaic civil Law. Except applies to Muslims only and an Islamic counsel is used as a Judge, instead of a Rabbi.
I'm guessing that one of the ways they may wish to apply Shariah law here is in the banking institutions.
Most Muslims do believe that Non-Muslims are not eligible to use Sharia law.
What do you mean by "use?"
Use how?
Peace,
Bruce
Yeah, but that would likely have a negative impact on women's rights.
Not if a Madhab is actually followed.
In spite of what some Nations do. Under Sharia No one has the right to force a woman to dress in a particular Manner, Keep women from getting an education or prevent them from getting a job. As for not being allowed to Drive. The sunnah does speak of women riding Horses, which has set the precedent it is not prohibited for women to drive.
The anti-feminine laws of some nations are forbidden under all 4 Madhabs.
I had in mind things like women only getting four months of alimony prior to a divorce or men being able to take multiple wives. There is also the problem of a woman's witness not being equal to a man's. There are certain areas where the shariah favors women. For instance, while women may work their earnings remain their own even if they are married. A woman has a right to receive support from her husband's earnings, but a husband has no right to any portion of his wife's earnings.
Also, the shariah makes honor killings difficult to prosecute. This is an unintended consequence of murder being considered a qisas crime where the family of the victim can forgive the perpetrator. When the family of the perpetrator and the the family of victim are the same, how do punish murderer?
Those are valid points and something the Judicial system of a Sharia state has to address. One problem is like all courts even Sharia courts have Human Judges and Human attorneys
That is the dower.
If a woman is wise she will write into the Nikkah that all of a man's possessions and future income is her dower.
With murder being a qisas crime it does make it difficult. as any punishment is strictly the responsibility of the family of the deceased.
More to the point, these 'humans' with few exceptions are all males. But here is one exception on the West Bank:
New female judge transforms Islamic court - CSMonitor.com
LOL. I've never seen it go that far but I do know that it is not uncommon for women to demand a fairly large bride price and then never actually collect it but if he divorces her, this is what she gets to take out of the marriage.
Since pre-nups or nikkahs are the standard in the Islamic world (marriage being a contract) she can also insure that her husband cannot take a second wife this way. She can even demand custody of the children in case of divorce (which ordinarily goes to the male.)
Its important for people to understand this because they are often under the false impression that honor killings are okay in Islam. They most certainly are not, but a law intended to prevent revenge wars between families and tribes instead allows family members to kill one another with near impunity.
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