There have been a lot of different ways to make and enforce laws through history, each with their particular costs and benefits. For a review of several I recom

There have been a lot of different ways to make and enforce laws through history, each with their particular costs and benefits. For a review of several I recommend this work (in progress) by David Friedman. http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Course_Pages/legal_systems_very_different_12/LegalSystemsDraft.html http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Course_Pages/legal_sy...