The Evolution of Law

How will Law evolve?

A Case Study of The Netherlands

Ecology

Economy

Engineering

..its about understanding the

of legislation..

..The Ecology of Law..

How many Laws does it take?

..to manage a society of 17 million people and generate €850 billion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Wikipedia

15,390Total # of Laws & Treaties

Wetten.nl

How many rules do you need?

217,539Total # of Articles

..In 2008, reportedly it was just 140,000

What is the largest piece of legislation?

and what does it regulate..

MoneyThe Corporate Finance Law has

1231 articles

It’s one of 270 financial laws, total 4,177 articles

What if there is no money to regulate?

..Enter Bitcoin

What if every company or contractor used cryptocurrency?

to exchange goods & services

Not a single rule in the Corporate Finance Law would apply..according to the Minister of Finance

And no taxes are due..if they did not convert it back to a normal currency

Because Bitcoin Is Not Money..as well in Florida, USA

62.5 Billion

in projected loss based on independent contractors (aka ZZP-ers) alone

ZZPBarometer

..So Government wants in

..The Economy of Law..

What is the biggest area of regulation?

998Total # of Vehicle & Traffic Laws

Wetten.nl

16,134# of Articles in Vehicle & Traffic Laws

..And it only takes a single article to monetize them alllike artikel 2 lid 3 WahV - Law of Mulder..

Generating ± 9 million speeding tickets every year and..

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3,250,000

6,500,000

9,750,000

13,000,000

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

1 Billionin annual revenue on traffic violations

z24.nl

What if there are no more traffic violations?

or accidents

..Enter Driverless Cars & Autopilot

Tesla’s Autopilot logged 47 Million miles in 6 months..and Google Self Driving cars did 1.5 million in 6 years

Do we really need 16,134 rules to control our movements?

When a single mobile app would suffice..

..Enter Ride-hailing apps

1.1 Million

# of independent contractors active on Uber

HBR.org

1 Billion

Rides

Uber.com

14 Million

# of independent contractors on Didi Chuxing

Bloomberg.com

4.15 Billion

projected rides yearly

..And Apple wants in

But what if..

All independent contractors were hired?

Or fired?

What do Bitcoin, Uber, Autopilot all have in common?

Automated

Adaptable

Algorithms

They are digital platforms made up of

to influence human behaviors or replace them..

..Operating mostly unregulated

Which they may prefer..nrc.nl

..The Engineering of Law..

How will Laws need to evolve?

to manage 3.35 billion independent contractors..

Automated

Adaptable

Algorithms

Laws need to become..

to influence human behaviors..

Laws need to be engineered

Laws can be engineered..

and Lawmakers are engineering law..

..to create a Fair Society

Not just a marketplace of 3.35 billion AI driven humans

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