You might also be interested in Lex Mercatoria. It's a system of common law used between merchants in medievil Europe for dispute resolution, particularly in a

You might also be interested in Lex Mercatoria. It's a system of common law used between merchants in medievil Europe for dispute resolution, particularly in a time when the largest truly effective government was at the level of the nation-state: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_mercatoria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_mercatoria I really wish I had more time and energy to devote to the study of polycentric law. It's something I feel very strongly about, and where I know enough to realize my understanding is incomplete :)