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Meister, Ulrich
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Great Britain debates the implementation of sharia law
The Archbishop of Canterbury's attempt to defend his position is not convincing, in the opinion of London correspondent Ulrich Meister. "Ultimately he has retreated into the defensive position of a man of faith, who claims that the law of the state, which also covers European human rights, does not always adequately protect the faith and conscience of all religious believers. ... At the same time he has repeated opportunistic arguments, like the one that in England Sharia courts have been regulating civil disputes like divorce (easy for men, protracted for women) and inheritance for a long time now and that the Jews likewise use the Beth Din to settle civil and commercial differences. Apart from criminal offences, British law does indeed allow such third-party tribunals. ... The pressure exerted by religious or clan communities is completely underestimated in such cases."
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One year after the London attacks
Ulrich Meister notes that relations between the British and their Muslim population are still marred by mutual distrust. According to Meister, Tony Blair's ambivalent conduct is partly to blame: "Finding the right balance between protecting the security of the nation and protecting individual freedoms is causing problems in other democratic states based on the rule of law, too. In Great Britain, however, the situation is further complicated by the fact that Britain has an uncodified constitution and therefore the judicial system plays a more important role. A single ruling, for example that holding suspected terrorists in custody is illegal, can thwart a law. However, Tony Blair's criticism of the judges is inconsistent because he himself doesn't make full use of his political powers to integrate the Muslim population, or at least the signals he gives are often contradictory. Take, for example, government support for the founding of new religious schools."
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