Molla Sali v. Greece (Eur. Ct. H.R.)

President Guido Raimondi, the president of the European Court of Human Rights (European Court), in his address on January 25, 2019, at the opening of the Court's judicial year, singled out the case of Molla Sali v. Greece, concerning the application of Sharia law by the Greek courts, as one of...

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Published in:International legal materials 2019-04, Vol.58 (2), p.280-314
Main Author: Cerna, Christina M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil law
Discrimination
Human rights
Identification
Inheritances
International law
International Legal Documents
Litigation
Muslims
Religion
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Summary:President Guido Raimondi, the president of the European Court of Human Rights (European Court), in his address on January 25, 2019, at the opening of the Court's judicial year, singled out the case of Molla Sali v. Greece, concerning the application of Sharia law by the Greek courts, as one of the leading judgments of 2018. The judgment, he noted, gave rise to erroneous interpretations, with some commentators suggesting that the Court wanted to pave the way for the application of Sharia law in Europe, when in his view, the judgment leads to precisely the opposite conclusion.
ISSN:0020-7829
1930-6571
DOI:10.1017/ilm.2019.13