Australia rejects call for Islamic courts

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/australia-rejects-call-for-islamic-courts/2008/02/08/1202234167178.html

[Sydney Morning Herald] 8 Feb 2008--The Federal Government has ruled out the introduction of Islamic courts in Australia following debate triggered by the global head of the Anglican Church.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said Muslims should to be able to resolve marital and financial disputes under Islamic law, rather than the mainstream judicial system.

This could help improve social cohesion, he said in a radio interview in Britain. Australian Muslim leaders put a similar proposal to the Howard government in April 2005, but it was rejected.