Startup Societies: Part VII - Laws & Justice & the State

​​​​From network states to charter cities, a new generation of builders are challenging the legacy state.

​​​​Join us for part six of our discussion series exploring the radical reimagining of how we live, govern, and build new societies together.

​​​​Taking place over April, each discussion will have brief opening remarks before we invite the floor to bring their own commentary, ask questions and debate the best path forwards.

​​​​Part VI: Who writes the rules—and who enforces them—defines everything.

​The state is often reduced to law and order. But what happens when new states emerge? This session dives into how startup societies can create new legal systems, enforcement mechanisms, and legitimacy models—from code-as-law to community courts.

​We’ll explore:

• ​How legacy legal systems scale—and where they break

• ​Smart contracts, online courts, and decentralized dispute resolution

• ​Legitimacy, violence, and the monopoly on enforcement

​If you're serious about sovereignty, you need to care about justice.

​​​The Series

• ​​Fri, May 9 — Money & the State

• ​​Tue, May 13 — AI & the State

• ​​Thu, May 15 — Religion & the State

• ​​Tue, May 20 — Sex, Dating, Marriage & the State

• ​​Thu, May 22 — Women & the State

• ​​Tue, May 27 — Laws, Justice, Defence & the State

• ​​Thu, May 29 — Constitutions & Your State