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Constitutional Status of Islam(ic Law): A Constitutional Proclamation was issued on 11th December 1969 and amended on 2nd March 1977. Article 2 declares Islam the official state religion. The state also protects religious freedoms "in accordance with established customs". Article 37 of the Proclamation stated that a permanent constitution is to be drafted, but it has yet to be produced. Article 2 of The Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People issued in March 1977 provides that "[t]he Holy Qur'an is the Constitution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya". Colonel Qaddafi also elucidates his own political and social theories in the Green Book, based on a speech delivered in April 1975.
Court System: After the Revolution, Qaddafi abolished the dual system, and civil and sharia courts were merged in 1973. There are four levels of courts: summary courts, courts of first instance, appeal courts, and the Supreme Court. Courts of first instance have numerous divisions, including a personal status division. The courts of appeal (numbering three in 1987, at Tripoli, Benghazi and Sabha) and the courts of first instance are both constituted by three-judge panels with judgements confirmed by majority decisions. The sharia judges who once would have constituted the personnel of the Sharia Court of Appeals now sit in the regular courts of appeal, specialising in sharia appellate cases. The Supreme Court has five chambers: civil and commercial, criminal, administrative, constitutional, and sharia.
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Islamic sharia law will prevail in Libya and any existing laws that contradict this will be repealed, National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Monday.
"As an Islamic country, we have adopted Sharia as the principal law," Jalil said at a ceremony in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Libya's transitional government on Sunday declared national liberation.
Jalil cited as an example the law on marriage. Under deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed Thursday in unclear circumstances, polygamy was banned.
"As an example is the law on divorce and marriage ... This law is contrary to Sharia and it has been scrapped," Jalil said.
You stated: " the USA decided to depose the previous Libyan government"
Sounds like you did to me
Having reading comprehension issues?
I said NO SUCH THING!
But I AM one of those people who believes that when an other nation's leader sponsors the mass murder of Americans we have the right, NO!, we have the duty to meke sure that leader meets a similar fate.
Obamas 248 drone attacks in Pakistan have killed 386-775 civilians and 173 children, when will you consider him a mass murderer?
Sharia law declaration raises concerns in new Libya - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/sharia-law-declaration-raises-concerns-libya-174347939.html - broken link)
Anyone concerned about this?
No, I'm not concerned in the least.
At least there will be some semblance of law and order. The populace understands Sharia Law. If they're happy with it so be it. It's their country, not ours.
Compare that to the complete "cluster", lawlessness, looting and pillaging after Saddam's fall.
Sharia law declaration raises concerns in new Libya - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/sharia-law-declaration-raises-concerns-libya-174347939.html - broken link)
Anyone concerned about this?
Not really, since they have had sharia law for over 40 years.
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