caa a22 4500 378898469 CHVBK 20180305123512.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20041028xx s 000 0 eng 10.2202/1554-4419.1022 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.2202/1554-4419.1022 Bakht Natasha 1New York University, natashabakht@hotmail.com Family Arbitration Using Sharia Law: Examining Ontario's Arbitration Act and its Impact on Women [Elektronische Daten] [Natasha Bakht] In Canada, much media attention has recently been focused on the formation of arbitration tribunals that would use Islamic law or Sharia to settle civil matters in Ontario. In fact, the idea of private parties voluntarily agreeing to arbitration using religious principles or a foreign legal system is not new. Ontario's Arbitration Act has allowed parties to resolve disputes outside the traditional court system for some time. This issue has been complicated by the fact that Canada has a commitment to upholding both a policy of multiculturalism and an international obligation towards women's rights. Although these values need not necessarily conflict, in this context, they have carried a tension that must be reconciled. This paper will examine the legal implications of faith-based arbitration tribunals in family law, with a particular emphasis on the impact that Sharia could have on Muslim women in Ontario. ©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston Muslim World Journal of Human Rights De Gruyter 1/1(2004-10-28) 1:1 2004 1 mwjhr https://doi.org/10.2202/1554-4419.1022 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2202/1554-4419.1022 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Bakht Natasha 1New York University, natashabakht@hotmail.com NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Muslim World Journal of Human Rights De Gruyter 1/1(2004-10-28) 1:1 2004 1 mwjhr CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter