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Sharia Law Review in Canada
22 December 2004On Monday, former Canadian attorney general Marion Boyd released a report on the 1991 Arbitration Act, which allows religious groups to arbitrate civil disputes, and under which a Canadian Muslim group plans to implement a form of sharia law. In her review, Boyd argued that amendments to the act would prevent abuse of women, but the opposition group International Campaign To Stop Sharia Law in Canada, has promised court battles and a possible Charter of Rights challenge to any province that accepts Boyd's proposals. The groups' lawyers are preparing studies of recent arbitration cases to highlight how immigrant women will be victimized by the supposedly consensual operation of sharia law over family matters.
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