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Torah law case - Compromise or Letter of the Law?

Which laws are the  benei noach  obliged to judge? The gemara says in Sanhedrin 56a: תנו רבנן שבע מצות נצטוו בני נח דינין וברכת השם ע"ז גילוי עריות ושפיכות דמים וגזל ואבר מן החי “The beraisa  has taught; The benei noach were commanded concerning seven mitzvos ; law, cursing Hashem’s name, idolatry, immorality, murder, stealing and ever min hachai .” There is a  machlokess  between the Ramban and the Rambam what is required from  benei noach  in order to keep the  mitzva  of  dinim . According to the Rambam, the  mitzva  of  din  for the  benei noach  only relates to the other 6 mitzvos of the  benei noach . The Rambam says in Hilchos Melachim (9:14): וכיצד מצווין הן על הדינין? חייבין להושיב דיינין ושופטים בכל פלך ופלך לדון בשש מצות אלו ולהזהיר את העם “How are the  benei noach  commanded concerning  dinim ? They are obliged to set up judges and law enforcement in every city to judge regarding the upkeep of the other six  mitzvos  that they have to observe and to warn th