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Kreuzer, K. (2024). 'Is Islamic Shariah Law Applicable under German Constitutional Law?' In E. Hilgendorf, (Ed.), Law in Times of Crisis (1st ed., pp. 83-101)
Kreuzer, Karl. "Is Islamic Shariah Law Applicable under German Constitutional Law?". Law in Times of Crisis, edited by Eric Hilgendorf, Duncker & Humblot, 2024, pp. 83-101.
Kreuzer, K. (2024): 'Is Islamic Shariah Law Applicable under German Constitutional Law?', in Hilgendorf, E (ed.). Law in Times of Crisis. Duncker & Humblot, pp. 83-101.
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Is Islamic Shariah Law Applicable under German Constitutional Law?
In: Law in Times of Crisis (2024), pp. 83–101
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Karl Kreuzer
Kreuzer, Karl, Prof. em. Dr. iur. utr. habil., Faculty of Law, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Kreuzer: Is Islamic Shariah Law Applicable under German Constitutional Law? | 83 | ||
| I. Introduction | 83 | ||
| II. What is Sharia? | 83 | ||
| 1. Sharia in the Traditional Sense | 83 | ||
| 2. State Reception of Sharia Law: Referral and/or Codification | 84 | ||
| 3. Sharia Law as Foreign Law Incompatible with the Basic Law | 85 | ||
| III. Does Sharia Law Apply under German Constitutional Law? | 86 | ||
| 1. What Does “Applicability” Mean under the Basic Law? | 86 | ||
| 2. Criminal Law and Other Public Law | 87 | ||
| 3. Family Law and Law of Inheritance | 87 | ||
| a) Applicability of German Substantive Law by Virtue of a General Connection to the German Place of Habitual Residence: Lex Domicilii | 87 | ||
| b) Applicability of (Foreign) Sharia Law by Virtue of Linkage to Foreign Nationality: Lex Patriae | 88 | ||
| 4. Exceptions to the Applicability of the Lex Patriae | 88 | ||
| a) Exclusive Applicability of German Substantive Law by Virtue of Unilateral Conflict-of-Law Rules: Lex Fori | 88 | ||
| b) Inapplicability of (Foreign) Sharia Law by Virtue of Reservation Clause (Public Policy: Art. 6 IACC) | 90 | ||
| 5. Special Conflict Rules for Refugees | 91 | ||
| a) Convention Refugees and Persons Entitled to Asylum | 91 | ||
| b) There Exist no Special Rules for Persons Entitled to Subsidiary Protection | 92 | ||
| c) Inadequacy of the Inconsistent Determination of Personal Status Provisions for Refugees in German Conflict of Laws | 92 | ||
| IV. Ways towards a Uniform Personal Status for Refugees | 94 | ||
| 1. International Law | 94 | ||
| 2. National Law of EU-Member States | 95 | ||
| 3. EU Law | 97 | ||
| a) Lex lata: Equality of all Refugees under Substantive Law and Integration Law | 97 | ||
| b) Lex ferenda: Uniform Personal Status Provisions for all Refugees | 98 | ||
| V. Summary | 100 | ||
| Bibliography | 101 |