Sharia law is a ‘shadow legal system’ in Australia
Sharia law has become a shadow legal system within Australia, endorsing polygamous and underage marriages, according to new research.
Legal academics from the University of New South Wales contend that the wider community has been “oblivious” to the parallel legal system “that abounds in this country”.
And their findings come in the wake of an Islamic leader’s call for Australia to embrace more than one legal system.