> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.nfh.global/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.nfh.global/use-cases/justice-network.md). # An arbitration network Dispute resolution, arbitration, legal aid, and court-grade digital evidence — as an open network on NFH fabric. A gig worker is owed three weeks' pay by a platform. The amount is too small to justify a lawyer and too large to walk away from. The dispute, the evidence, and the resolution all live in different places — if they exist in a usable form at all. Meanwhile arbitrators, legal-aid paralegals, and specialist firms have capacity that never reaches the people who need it, because discovery and trust are manual. NFH fabric lets **legal services, dispute resolution, and evidence** operate as a network: needs and capacity discover each other, decisions carry verifiable authority, and every transaction on the network produces evidence a court can actually trust. ## What changes * A gig worker files a dispute and gets a **fair decision in days at an affordable fee**, routed to an accredited arbitrator instead of a courtroom. * An NGO **matches pro-bono paralegals** to the people and firms who need them instantly, with certification verified — not via spreadsheets and phone calls. * A boutique competition-law firm **reaches the right clients** through discovery instead of marketing spend. * A private arbitration institution issues decisions whose authority is **verifiable and machine-actionable** — an award can trigger a downstream settlement or asset transfer under policy. * A district-court judge can **trust digital evidence** because its origin and chain of custody are cryptographically anchored, not asserted. * A small business gains confidence that a **smart-contract handshake is recognisable** as a contract, because intent, identity, and signature are all captured and auditable. ## What NFH fabric provides — and what stays with the State NFH fabric provides the **rails**: verifiable identity, discoverable services, signed agreements, and court-grade evidence trails. It does **not** replace the judiciary or confer legal force by itself — recognition of digital contracts and self-enforcing awards remains a matter of law and jurisdiction. The network's job is to make the evidence and authority so clean that existing legal processes can rely on them. ## Where to start Pilot one dispute type (e.g. gig-payment claims) in one jurisdiction: register arbitrators with accreditation credentials, publish a resolution-service catalogue, and run a claim end-to-end with the full evidence chain anchored. Evaluate the anchored record with a legal reviewer before scaling to more dispute types. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the following URL with the `ask` and `goal` query parameters: ``` GET https://docs.nfh.global/use-cases/justice-network.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is what the user is ultimately trying to achieve, the reason they need the answer. Sharing it helps GitBook give you a better, more relevant answer. A goal is most helpful when it describes the outcome the user wants rather than restating the question. For example, with `ask=how do I create an API token`, a goal like `automate deployments from our CI pipeline` lets GitBook tailor the answer to that use case. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.