re: #309 Spare O’Lake

Insofar as I am aware Beth Dins are meticulously careful not to render decisions which seriously conflict with domestic law. The purpose of arbitration is to provide an alternate dispute resolution system to the civil court system…but NOT to provide a way for parties to choose a repugnant legal system and then expect the domestic system to rubber stamp the result.

Sorry, but this is purely partisan. The issue here is not the law, it’s how you perceive the people applying religious law. The recognition of Sharia in England is precisely modeled on the previous recognition of the Bayt Din in England. The only reason people are now screaming and hollering is that they don’t like the idea anymore now that Muslims get to do it.