ABSTRACT
This chapter offers a summary of the results by discussing the interrelationship between the existing justificatory narratives. It identifies three justificatory narratives – sovereignty, consent and access to justice narratives – which have been applied to provide justification for dispute resolution. Sovereignty may provide justification based on the authority of the democratic principle, private autonomy based on the fundamental importance of self-determination. We can justify consent-based dispute resolution by referring to self-determination. Access to justice provides justification for dispute resolution by saying that the fairness of the procedure justifies the use of force within that procedure. The problems in finding justification for private enforcement emphasise the increasing tension between private and public that result from the close connection between law and state. The blockchain infrastructure provides an interesting insight into the justificatory crisis of private enforcement.
