Archive for February 8th, 2008

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Should national law incorporate Sharia law?

It’s time for the UK to accomodate some aspects of Sharia law… so went a speech by the Archbishop of Canterbury which has proved incendiary. His argument is that if you want social cohesion then a plurality of legal authorities may help. Is he right?

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Why China depends on migrant labour

Hi. This is Amelia from Newshour. Migrant labour is crucial to the Chinese economy, and bearing in mind the importance of the Chinese economy to the world, this is an issue that directly or indirectly affects most of us. We’ll be talking about it at 1230 GMT on Newshour on Saturday.

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Feb
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Sharia law in the west?

Dr Rowan WilliamsOn the front page of most UK newspapers today is what the Daily Mirror calls “a barrage of criticism” after the Archbishop of Cantebury appeared to back the adoption of some aspects of Sharia law in the UK.

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