He has PK ' s too <| sep |> Sharia ' courts ' have zero legal power . That isn ' t true they ' re a form of private arbitration , and their judgements are legally binding so long as You agree beforehand to abide by its rulings The rulings don ' t contradict actual laws i . e . they don ' t strip you of your statutory rights The rulings don ' t contradict judgements from actual courts of law People are free to simply ignore whatever they say . If you agree beforehand to be bound by the judgement of the Sharia Court i . e . private arbitration then no , you can ' t just ignore the judgement just because you don ' t like the outcome . They ' re no different to private employment tribunals . Let us not forget there are also Jewish courts which mete out the same fundamentalist justice to their communities . On a personal note , I ' d like to see all religious courts heavily regulated , as banning them would just force them underground .