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Originally Posted by David Johnston2
A world devoid of national boundaries but where nation-states still exist. Citizenship follows jus sanguinis rules unless a citizen applies to change citizenship to a different nation (usually as a result of marriage since there are legal problems associated with mixed marriages). Citizens must pay taxes to the nations and those taxes are used to pay for small and extremely mobile armed and investigatory forces which are used to respond to attacks on citizens. When investigation determines that a citizen of one nation has committed a crime against a citizen (or corporate entity) of another nation then a joint trial takes place with one judge from each nation plus a neutral judge.
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Originally Posted by jason taylor
In other words a whole world of Nuer? Actually that might be interesting enough once you work out the kinks.
If it is efficient enough that real property can be guarenteed, it may for all practical purposes be a world government. Indeed, so many mutual concessions, and ***-for-tats and reciprocities and liason arrangements and so on would have to be arranged that it is hard to distinguish this from a world government anyway.
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Or it works for quite some time before breaking down in a very very nasty war.