They are apparently not necessarily Shariah experts.

If the Charter were to proscribe executing a murderer, which the Shariah allowed, We accept Shariah, our God apos s convention .

Its provisions are based on the Islamic Shariah.

Jordan is an Islamic State and the Islamic Shariah categorically forbids such acts.

Islamic law (Shariah) is officially applied by all, with varying degrees of strictness.

Crimes before the Shariah courts are not limited to these traditional Islamic crimes.

The power struggle this time is between Sheikh Ali Dere, the demoted head of the Shariah court in north Mogadishu, and Ali Mahdi, the faction leader controlling north Mogadishu, who introduced Shariah courts there.

(d) Attended two weeks refresher course in Shariah Laws at Federal Judicial Academy Islamabad.

(c) Attended six weeks training course in Law and Shariah at NIPA Lahore. (Punjab Province)

The statement said that those violating this directive would be brought before the Shariah courts.

Al Ittihad has announced that the Transitional Federal Government is not acting according to shariah law.

He was informed that the matter would be investigated and dealt with in accordance with Shariah.

The force was also expected to restore the activities of the Shariah court in the area.

Some States are concerned about a perceived conflict between article 2 and the Islamic shariah law.

6. a. Shariah and custom shall be sources of legislation . In separate provisions, the Khartoum Agreement states

The Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, is reported to have indicated that Shariah did not permit such punishment.

(a) Attended courses in Law and Shariah at Federal Judicial Academy Islamabad from October 1981 to December 1981.

Those systems, based as they were on the Shariah, were characterized by tolerance and respect for human rights.

In some parts of the country Shariah courts exist and some regular courts also apply Hudud and Qasas.

MALDIVES Since the Islamic Shariah is one of the fundamental sources of Maldivian Law and since Islamic Shariah does not include the system of adoption among the ways and means for the protection and care of children contained in Shariah, the Government of the Republic of Maldives expresses its reservations with respect to all the clauses and provisions relating to adoption in the said Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(b) Attended six weeks course in Shariah at Madina University Saudi Arabia from third week of February 1982 to 15 April 1982.

Fundamentalists, such as al Ittihad, the shariah courts and al Islah, aim at ultimate control of the people and territory of Somalia.

Al Ittihad, for example, wants to use its military power against the Transitional Federal Government to impose shariah law on Somali society.

The independence of the judiciary was required by the Islamic Shariah and provided for in the regulation (6 and 8 February 1996).

The Syrian Arab Republic entered a reservation to article 9, paragraph 2, on the ground that it was incompatible with the Islamic Shariah.

Secondly, the deviation which took place in this paragraph, particularly the reference to inheritance, can be interpreted as contradicting Islamic law, the shariah.

50. Shariah courts are administered by individuals either selected by the faction leaders, such as in north Mogadishu, or by the community elders.

In that connection, it should be pointed out that the judicial system based on the Shariah provided for the death penalty in such cases.

Under the Shariah, the rights of women were guaranteed in full, and religious tolerance was exercised in regard to non Muslims in the Kingdom.

Kuwait expresses reservations on all provisions of the Convention that are incompatible with the laws of Islamic Shariah and the local statutes in effect.

The Syrian Arab Republic entered a reservation to paragraph 4 of this article owing to the fact that it is incompatible with the Islamic Shariah.

A wife whose husband predeceases her inherits in accordance with the Islamic Shariah and the law, provided that they are both of the same religion.

Reservations by the Syrian Arab Republic to article 16, paragraphs 1 (c), (f) and (g) and paragraph 2 owing to their incompatibility with the Islamic Shariah

The Shariah courts established by the Taliban have continued to pronounce sentences of amputation of the hand or foot for theft, reportedly often after summary trials.

During discussions with the director of an orphanage in Kabul, the Special Rapporteur was informed that, in general, Shariah did not permit the employment of women.

It also believes that the Transitional Federal Government will attempt to destroy it along with the shariah courts, and therefore it has no alternative but to fight.

The leadership of the shariah courts is reportedly also of the opinion that the first priority of the Transitional Federal Government would be to neutralize the courts.

In cases where no provision is made, the current Personal Status (Druze) Act refers the cadi to the provisions of the Islamic Shariah (Hanafite school of law).

Her delegation totally rejected paragraph 4 (g) not only because it was inconsistent with Islamic shariah, but also because there was not international consensus on capital punishment.

The reservations to paragraphs 1 (c) and (f) should remain, however, in view of the jurisprudential opinions that they are incompatible with the provisions of the Islamic Shariah.

The State of Qatar enter(s) a ... general reservation by the State of Qatar in respect of any provisions that conflict with the provisions of the Islamic Shariah.

In January 1996, the council for executing Islamic Shariah law in north Mogadishu reportedly issued directives banning businessmen from exporting contraband goods including minerals, coal and female animals.

In February 1996, the Shariah court in north Mogadishu reportedly sent a force of about 200 militiamen to the mid Shabelle region to restore peace and security there.

Mr. Foum stated that the main focus for Somalia was stabilization in three areas (a) the warlords or clan leaders (b) the business community and (c) the Shariah courts.

The shariah courts oppose the Transitional Federal Government and the new constitution, as they believe that it is being supported and manipulated by foreign countries that they consider infidels .