Aragon Court

Aragon Court was a decentralized dispute resolution protocol designed to handle subjective disputes that smart contracts could not resolve. It operated by drafting a set of jurors, known as "Guardians," who would vote to determine a ruling. Guardians participated by staking and activating Aragon Network Tokens (ANT) in the court's smart contract, with the amount staked influencing their likelihood of being selected for a dispute. The protocol employed a game-theoretic mechanism to incentivize consensus among Guardians. Guardians were encouraged to vote in alignment with the majority, as those who voted with the final ruling were rewarded with dispute fees and a portion of tokens from Guardians who voted for a minority ruling. This system aimed to identify the "subjective truth" of a dispute through a Schelling point. To prevent Sybil attacks, where malicious actors might pose as multiple Guardians, Aragon Court implemented a proof-of-stake mechanism. The impact of a Guardian's vote was weighted by the amount of ANT they had staked, making it costly for a single entity to gain undue influence over the court's decisions. Aragon Court was part of the Aragon OpenStack, a suite of tools aimed at facilitating decentralized governance. It was integrated with Aragon Govern and Aragon Voice, forming a comprehensive governance framework for decentralized organizations. However, as of December 1, 2024, Aragon Court, along with Aragon Govern and Aragon Voice, was sunsetted, and front-end support was discontinued. Users were advised to withdraw their activated ANT and ANJ tokens before this date. Given its deprecation, Aragon Court is no longer active, and its features are not available for use.