German Court Rejects Attempt to Enshrine Sharia Law
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed religious freedoms of Muslims can be curtailed if public displays of religiosity endanger the ideological and religious neutrality of the state.
German Court Rejects Attempt to Enshrine Sharia Law
Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute | February 29, 2020
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed religious freedoms of Muslims can be curtailed if public displays of religiosity — in this case wearing Islamic headscarves in German courtrooms — endanger the ideological and religious neutrality of the state.
The court’s landmark ruling effectively smashes a backdoor effort to enshrine Sharia law into the German legal system.
