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Sharia law made legally binding in EU country as fury erupts

Summary by Daily Express
Islamic legal provisions could be 'effectively agreed upon in an arbitration agreement' for property claims, the Regional Court added.

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An Austrian judicial decision has aroused much controversy in the country in recent days, exacerbating the tensions within the government coalition, reports Le Figaro.The case concerns a dispute between two entrepreneurs who had chosen, by common agreement, to resort to a private arbitral tribunal.The arbitration, accepted by both parties, was based on Islamic law.But one of the protagonists, a protestor, appealed to the Vienna public court, whi…

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Two contractors agreed to settle their dispute in a private court on the basis of Islamic law. The Vienna Public Court upheld the award on the grounds that it did not contradict Austrian law.

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The Vienna Public Court upheld a decision taken by a private arbitral tribunal on the basis of Islamic law, finding that it did not conflict with Austrian law.

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The Vienna Regional Court has just ratified a sharia-based contract, a decision that has generated controversy in Austria, Europe and the West. At first glance, this is an exceptional exception, but the precedent set by the judgment raises concerns that parallel legal systems are beginning to infiltrate the [...]

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Saturday, August 23, 2025.
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