SB62 Alabama 2011 Session

Under existing law, the judicial power of the state is vested exclusively in a unified judicial system consisting of a supreme court, a court of criminal appeals, a court of civil appeals, a trial court of general jurisdiction known as the circuit court, a trial court of limited jurisdiction known as the district court, a probate court, and municipal courts as may be provided by law

Sharia is a form of religious law derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: The divine revelations set forth in the Qur'an and the example set by the Islamic Prophet Muhammad

This bill would amend Section 139 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 328 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 139 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to provide that when a court exercises its judicial authority it will not consider Sharia when making its judicial decisions

To amend Section 139 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 328 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 139 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to provide that when a court exercises its judicial authority it will not consider Sharia when making its judicial decisions.