From The Doge’s Palace to DAO’S and the Blockchain: Emerging Cartographies of Trade and Justice

I just returned from a cultural visit to Venice where I discovered the Venetian blueprint for Justice. I toured The Doge Palace and learned about their conception of governance represented in an architectural design. Each room is decorated with beautiful paintings that portray the ideals associated with justice. The Venetian Republic created a unique form of government including a judicial system. The paintings in the compass room for administering justice depict a compass for finding justice. When the guilty are condemned, they walk from the official room across a bridge to the prisons that are connected by the ‘Bridge of Sighs’. The Doge Palace is made up of a maze of rooms describing how the Venetian leaders dealt with frequent complots seeking to overthrow the powers in place.
 
The Doge Palace represents the physical configuration of the Venetian Republic and laws in architecture. The rituals associated with justice, as well as the myths depicting symbolic images can be seen in the magnificent artwork exhibited throughout the The Doge Palace. This allows visitors to contemplate the meaning of justice and how it should be administered for the greater good.
 
It is also interesting that the Republic was overtaken by Napoleon and that the Napoleonic Code became the dominate reference in European legal architecture, following the battles that toppled the Venetian Republic. The Venetian Republic controlled shipping during a long period until Napoleon conquered Venice, causing a loss in economic power. Within the walls of the palace are exhibits showing ancient world cartographies, in the form of maps that depict the understanding of the world in ancient times.
 
The Doge Palace is an architectural representation of justice on one end of the spectrum while DAOs, which are virtual entities of the blockchain, are on the opposite end of the spectrum. We are developing new cartographies to represent these technical revolutions. Our representations of the face of the Earth and our understanding of justice continue to evolve, especially in virtual realities where the blockchain is transforming central bank policies, currencies, and trade.
 
Being Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, DAOs are an example of the emerging opportunities stemming from technological advancements, as well as the emergence of a legal framework that will provide a new form of secure space for transactions. As DAOs and the decentralized environment of the blockchain are gaining in importance, the World Economic Forum is exploring the legal and regulatory challenges that have emerged through this technology, as well as the immense opportunities that it could offer in shaping a fairer and more equally distributed global economy for future generations.
 
Here is the link to the World Economic Forum’s article: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/everything-you-need-to-know-daos/

Here is the link to information on The Doge Palace: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2273/doges-palace-in-venice