Is it permissible to resort to man-made laws to recover rights?

The questioner : Shaykh, regarding man-made laws in many countries that rule by man-made laws, the first aspect is well known: a person may be coerced into accepting a man-made ruling. However, as for one who has rights with people, or who has been wronged, or had his money taken, or something similar, he does not need to resort to man-made courts to obtain these rights. Moreover, these man-made rulings often contradict the Shari'ah rulings. So, is there a general permission to resort to man-made courts, or is there a restriction in some matters but not others?

The Shaykh : If we do not find a court that rules by the Shari'ah and our rights are about to be lost, then we resort to them, not because their ruling is Shari'ah, but rather we make them