Islamic Contribution to law

The current prevalent notion of Islamic law is often nothing more than a misconceived idea of a barbaric law from the dark ages.
Some would say the law of Islam is poles apart from the laws of the modern world.
Islams influence on the western legal system can be traced back to the third crusade. Before this the European legal system was heavily reliant on divine judgement, often achieved through some pretty untasteful ordeals  for many.
At the time for example when the Muslims controlled Spain, Europe was living in the dark ages, thus many academics from Europe went to Spain to learn from the Muslim scholars.
Without doubt  Islamic law outlined many world changing concepts that still affect us today.
Let us take the phrase" bbeyond all reasonable doubt", which is used still today in courts, including within the British legal system. Much has been discussed as to how such progressive procedures transfused in the west, taking into account how they once lived in the dark ages
The majority of studies from both western and eastern academia agree the Crusaders and the subsequent Islamic rule of large parts of Europe and Spain as mentioned , created a flow of these ideas, that later would spread to the west.
Civil law today in Britain and Europe contains a number of examples of simple  Islamic legal principles, that are still apparent and evident in our daily lives in the west.
For example principles of tax, sale of goods act, animal rights and not forgetting equal rights were all first legislated in the east, not the west.
I would like to make a point also that women's rights were written down  many centuries before women had even been given rights as citizens and the right to vote in Britain. The women's rights came from Islamic law called Shariah law. So when people say the Muslim's oppress women, look again.

Before criticizing Islamic law, study first and please don't always adhere to what western politicians and media tell you. There are of course as always, two sides to everything, explore both, then make your conclusion.

What I have set out to do here, is just to point out that when one hears Shariah law the fear goes through many, why? if only we could sit and learn and see much of Shariah law is but guidance and implemented through shura ie democratic agreement and other laws set by the creator are there for all and if man just adhered to them then maybe the world would be a better place.
let me end by asking you all, If God did create all this and us and if God is a just god and a loving God, would he want through his laws to create hardship for his creation? What God does and he knows best, is he has created rules and regulations, some set in stone, which cannot be changed, unlike man made laws for good reason, others are more general and can fit in to suit the time or issue arising. So when people say Shariah law is pre historic, I personally don't think so and I have seen  democracy law and Islamic law. There is good in all, but ultimately the laws from God must take precedence.