# kaal:claim:5887242-015

**Claim.** Internal and external layers reinforce each other: a more robust and meritocratic internal reputation system increases the legitimacy the Codex commands before national courts, and broader jurisdictional acceptance in turn strengthens the indirect economic incentives for high-quality contributions.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> The more robust and meritocratic the internal reputation system becomes, the greater legitimacy the Codex commands before national courts. Similarly, the broader jurisdictional acceptance the Codex achieves, the stronger the indirect economic incentives for high-quality contributions.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The UDLC DAO Operationalizing a Continuously Evolving Universal Digital Law Codex Through Weighted* (2025), Chapter II.C, page 8

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The UDLC DAO Operationalizing a Continuously Evolving Universal Digital Law Codex Through Weighted (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5887242

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**Topics.** law-and-legal-systems

**Keywords.** legitimacy, feedback-loop, meritocracy, court-acceptance

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