(European Conservative) A Vienna civil court has ruled that a €320,000 arbitration decision under Sharia law is valid in Austria.
The case involved two men who had agreed to settle their contractual dispute according to Islamic law, specifically following the “Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaah” principles.
According to the private arbitration tribunal, one of the men was ordered to pay €320,000, but challenged the ruling, arguing that Sharia is ambiguous, arbitrary, and incompatible with Austria’s fundamental legal values.
However, the Regional Court for Civil Law Matters confirmed the decision.
