Purpose

This paper explores the experience of “Shari’a” as non-state law in the English courts through a historical analysis of past Islamic finance dispute resolutions (IFDRs). This paper aims to propose a conceivable scenario relating to the law applicable in international commercial contracts in the English courts with the emergence of the Hague Principles 2015.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper addresses several issues that have been raised in English case law: doubts about the legal nature of “Shari’a” as non-state law; the limits placed on freedom of choice of “Shari’a” law by the application of a single legal system; and the distinction between application of law and incorporation by reference of “Shari’a” in IFDRs. The paper then analyses the conformity of “Shari’a” with the provisions now used to resolve Islamic finance disputes (trade and investment) in the English courts, using an empirical analysis of The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions standards.

Findings

The paper provides that, in theory, “Shari’a” standards could play a significant role in IFDRs after Brexit, even though a gap persists in practice because the Hague Principles 2015 have not yet been adopted by the English legal system.

Research limitations/implications

The study focuses on the English courts and shows how the IFDRs could be resolved with the emergence of Hague Principles 2015 in the post-Brexit era.

Originality/value

To the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper appears to be the first paper to provide a conceivable scenario relating to the future of the IFDRs in the English courts.

中文翻译：

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英国法院的伊斯兰金融纠纷解决：过去的经验和未来的展望

目的

本文通过对过去伊斯兰金融纠纷解决方案（IFDR）的历史分析，探讨了英国法院“伊斯兰教法”作为非国家法律的经验。本文旨在随着 2015 年海牙原则的出现，提出一种与英国法院国际商事合同适用法律相关的设想方案。

设计/方法论/途径

本文讨论了英国判例法中提出的几个问题：对“伊斯兰教法”作为非国家法的法律性质的怀疑；通过应用单一法律制度对选择“伊斯兰教法”的自由施加限制；以及法律适用与在 IFDR 中引用“伊斯兰教法”的区别。然后，本文通过对伊斯兰金融机构会计和审计组织标准的实证分析，分析了“伊斯兰教法”与英国法院目前用于解决伊斯兰金融纠纷（贸易和投资）的规定的一致性。

发现

该文件指出，理论上，“伊斯兰教法”标准可以在英国脱欧后的 IFDR 中发挥重要作用，尽管由于 2015 年海牙原则尚未被英国法律体系采纳，实践中仍然存在差距。

研究局限性/影响

该研究重点关注英国法院，并展示了在脱欧后时代如何随着 2015 年海牙原则的出现来解决 IFDR。

原创性/价值

据作者所知，本文似乎是第一篇提供与英国法院 IFDR 的未来相关的可想象情景的论文。