Multiculturalism, Human Rights and the Accommodation of Sharia Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16764687 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Cumper (University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-57 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Rights Law Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-7781 • E-ISSN: 1744-1021 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hrlr/ngt043 |
| OpenAlex | W1990402300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article examines the case for a limited accommodation of sharia law by the state, in the context of the wider ongoing debate about the place of multiculturalism in contemporary Europe. Three models are identified and developed. First, a ‘uniformist’ model that is generally hostile to multiculturalism, and rejects any accommodation of sharia law. Secondly, a ‘parallel’ model based on ‘strong’ multiculturalism, whereby sharia and civil law co-exist under a system of parallel jurisdiction in certain areas (for example, personal and family law); and, thirdly, a ‘limited accommodation’ model rooted in a ‘weak’ form of multiculturalism, which affords sharia law a limited role in areas such as religious arbitration. It is argued that the final model, though not without certain difficulties, is nevertheless the one best suited to meeting the challenges of a culturally and religiously diverse European nation such as the United Kingdom in the twenty-first century.
Accommodation · Arbitration · Civil law (Civil law) · Commercial law · Comparative law · Context (archaeology) · Geography · Islam · Jurisdiction · Multiculturalism · Political science · Reasonable accommodation · Sharia · Sociology · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |