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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @zapsammy 16h \ parent \ on: No. There is zero need for BIP 444. bitcoin

https://www.gktoday.in/montevideo-convention-on-the-rights-and-duties-of-states/

"Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention laid down four widely recognised criteria for the existence of a state:

Permanent population – The entity must have people permanently settled within its territory.
Defined territory – The state must exercise authority over a specific geographical area, even if boundaries are disputed.
Government – A functioning political authority must exist, capable of exercising control and governance.
Capacity to enter into relations with other states – The state must be able to engage in international diplomacy and legal agreements.

These criteria have since been regarded as the customary definition of statehood in international law, widely referenced in both legal discourse and political practice."

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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @theariard OP 16h

Thanks, I'm not unfamiliar with constitutional law and I do remember the triade a population, a government, a territory.

There is no answer on my second question of how your community of cypherpunks would administer and resolve disputes among themselves on a territory (?).

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @zapsammy 15h

u shud read the article; it is not about constitutions as corporations either, it's about the common law of the land, one may also call these "nations," which is the same as "nationstate" or "state" with a lower case "s;"

after that, read @DarthCoin's guide about natural law and educate urself instead of freaking out;

in the conditions where every cypherpunk is equipped with the knowledge of running his own nation, there shall be regular international relations;

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @theariard OP 15h

I believe I have read Leo Strauss's Natural Law & History.

This doesn't answer how you would solve conflict if let's say you and @Darthcoin have a conflict because you have both different interpretation of the "natural law".

Here I bet you're going to fall back in the millenary old intractable conflict between natural and positive law...

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 4h

#492658 u may want to read from more than one source on natural law; the most comprehensive video presentation imho is Mark Passio's 8hr seminar + a shorter documentary here;

transcript here

thank u for sticking with the conversation;