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[95] [126] According to the United Nations, Kuwait's legal system is a combination of British common law, French civil law, Egyptian civil law and Sharia. [127] The Sharia-based personal status law for Sunnis is based on the Maliki fiqh and for Shiites, their own school of Islam regulates personal status.
Based on English common law, personal law based on sharia law applies to Muslims. Brunei: The Gambia: Malaysia: Based on English common law, personal law based on sharia law applies to Muslims. Nigeria: Common law is used at the federal level and in most states, Sharia is applied in some northern states. Pakistan
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In 2000, AI, on the back of visits made to the country to observe human rights practices, found that Turkey was demonstrating signs of greater transparency compared to other Muslim countries. In 2002, an AI report stated that the Turkish parliament passed three laws "…aimed at bringing Turkish law into line with European human rights standards."
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[74] [75] [76] The National Forces Alliance, the largest political group in country, does not believe the country should be run entirely by Sharia law or secular law, but does hold that Sharia should be "the main inspiration for legislation." Party leader Jibril has said the NFA is a moderate Islamic movement that recognises the importance of ...
Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmod, a law professor at Malaysia-based Taylor's University, said Friday's decision could have a "domino effect" with sharia laws in other states likely to see similar ...
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