They’ll still need to follow their mother country’s constitution, criminal code, and international treaties, but should otherwise be given the freedom to design their own legal code to encourage the growth of new industries
This seems to be a show stopper.
Couldn’t the country’s Supreme Court just decide anyways one day that the existing ‘legal code’ apply regardless of what the original intentions of the founders are or what the founding documents say?
It would need a constitutional amendment to credibly enshrine its special status. But why would a supermajority of the politicians and citizens from existing political boundaries ratify that?
In China’s case it was clear, they had nothing left to lose in 1978 after hitting rock bottom, but I highly doubt most countries would even exist after 120+ years of the deepest misery and suffering, in order to reach rock bottom.
This seems to be a show stopper.
Couldn’t the country’s Supreme Court just decide anyways one day that the existing ‘legal code’ apply regardless of what the original intentions of the founders are or what the founding documents say?
It would need a constitutional amendment to credibly enshrine its special status. But why would a supermajority of the politicians and citizens from existing political boundaries ratify that?
In China’s case it was clear, they had nothing left to lose in 1978 after hitting rock bottom, but I highly doubt most countries would even exist after 120+ years of the deepest misery and suffering, in order to reach rock bottom.