"Medieval Iceland illustrates an actual and well-documented historical example of how a stateless legal order can work and it provides insights as to how we might create a more just and efficient society today."
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Discussion
"For instance, medieval Iceland had a decentralized form of governance with private courts that demanded restitution instead of punishment, lacked public property, and whose leaders, called godi, had to gain voluntary support from free farmers who could switch allegiances to legal systems without changing their place of residence."
–Cody Cook, *What Belongs to Caesar? Essays on the Kingdom of God, Violence, and the State*
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