>FWIW, my understanding of not just the Bet Din, but Jewish law in general, is that local law prevails. So a Beth Din can't make a ruling that's in violation of the prevailing law of the country where the Bet Din operates.
That begs the question as to whether Sharia law operates under the same principle or not...
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