Mechanism Design for Decentralised Justice: Law in the Age of Crowds and Code
Join us at King’s College London on April 24, 2025, for a conference that will do a deep dive into the future of decentralised dispute resolution, AI, and blockchain governance.
"Mechanism Design for Decentralised Justice: Law in the Age of Crowds and Code", co-hosted by the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Kleros on April 24, 2025 at King's College London brings together leading academics, legal innovators and blockchain developers to discuss the latest research and applications in decentralised dispute resolution.
Attendees will explore cutting-edge advancements in mechanism design, peer prediction, blockchain identity, and AI-driven justice.
Join us for a full day of insightful talks, panel discussions, and networking opportunities!
Programme
9:30 – 10:00. Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:15. Opening Remarks
A vision for the conference: setting the stage for a day of insights, collaboration, and innovation in decentralised dispute resolution.
Carmine Ventre. Director of King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Federico Ast. President, Kleros.
10:15 – 10:30. Decentralised Justice: A New Legal Paradigm
An overview of decentralised justice, its development, and its growing role in modern dispute resolution.
Federico Ast. President, Kleros.
10:30 – 11:15. The Frontiers of Decentralised Justice: Key Research & Future Challenges
A deep dive into emerging research areas, including novel jury selection models, incentive structures, and advanced voting mechanisms in decentralised justice.
William George. Research Director, Kleros.
11:15 – 11:30. Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30. Unlocking Trust: Peer Prediction in Blockchain-Based Dispute Resolution
How do we design prediction models for truthfulness in adversarial blockchain environments? This session explores peer prediction methods, their limits, and future directions.
William George. Research Director, Kleros.
Naman Goel. University of Oxford.
Ian Kash. University of Illinois at Chicago.
12:30 – 13:45. Lunch
13:45 – 14:45. Blockchain Identity & Jury Selection: Building Trust in Decentralised Courts
The role of proof of personhood in preventing Sybil attacks and enhancing fairness in jury selection. This session explores innovative solutions for identity verification in decentralised justice.
William George. Research Director, Kleros.
Glen Weyl. Research Lead of the Microsoft Research Special Project.
Federico Ast. President, Kleros.
14:45 – 15:45. Bridging Worlds: Decentralised Justice Meets Traditional Law
How does decentralised justice integrate with existing legal systems, arbitration, and moral imperatives? This panel explores the synergies and frictions between both worlds.
Michael Schillig. Vicedean of Research, King’s College.
Sophie Nappert. Independent international arbitrator.
Nathan Schneider. Assistant Professor, Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder.
Federica Carugati. Associate Professor, King’s College London.
15:45 – 16:00. Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00. Social Choice, Incentives, and Fairness in Decentralised Justice
What role do social choice theory and incentive models play in decentralised justice? This session examines how collective decision-making frameworks can be applied to blockchain-based dispute resolution.
Bruno Deffains, Professor, Paris Center of Law and Economics, Université Panthéon-Assas.
Yann Aouidef, PhD researcher at Paris Center of Law and Economics, Université Panthéon-Assas.
Stefanos Leonardos, King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
17:00 – 18:00. AI and Decentralised Justice: A New Era of Automated Dispute Resolution
How can AI-powered mechanisms enhance decentralised justice? This session explores AI’s role in dispute resolution and its implications for AI alignment and governance.
Colin Rule. CEO, ODR.com
Rob Dean. Associate Director at Diales and Supervisory Board Member at Kleros
Eric Alston. Scholar in Residence, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
Federico Ast. President, Kleros.
18:00 – 20:00. Networking Drinks
Wind down the day with casual networking over drinks.