This post is pretty simple. I read a little about private court systems and I think it is an interesting concept.
Are the rulings legally binding? They are if the participants sign a contract saying the ruling is binding.
So how do you get participants?
If you are going to be doing something with someone that you feel you need some extra reassurance with, you can agree to work out whatever arrangement is going on but you sign a contract saying that if there is any future disputes you want the dispute handled in a court of your choice, or specify whatever service.
Hebe Bigmouth Judge Judy and da Lyin' Niggas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDioN8i1MdQ)
There is already a private E-Court system here:
http://www.innovatingjustice.com/innovations/e-court-the-first-online-private-court (http://www.innovatingjustice.com/innovations/e-court-the-first-online-private-court)
I think that it should be easy to mimic.
PS: Look into "Arbitration" I think it is as close to a private court system as you can get.
Extra judicial agreements are not legally binding except for in a few states in the US. Essentially, they are not worth the paper they are written on and are comparable to a gentlemen's agreement.
A gentlemen's agreement (or gentleman's agreement) is an informal and legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties. It is typically oral, though it may be written, or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or through mutually beneficial etiquette.
The Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 was an informal agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan whereby the United States of America would not impose restriction on Japanese immigration, and Japan would not allow further Japanese emigration to the US - a thousand were migrating to California each month. In return, President Theodore Roosevelt had the city of San Francisco rescind an order by which children of Japanese parents were segregated from White students in the schools. Meanwhile, Japanese immigration to the US continued at a marginally slower pace.
Another example is the pre-marital/pre-nuptial agreement or pre-nup. Again only legally binding in some regions, but is slowly gaining acceptance within the sphere of divorce law. However, even in jurisdictions where the pre-marital agreement is valid, the courts will often overturn the agreement as unfair to the estranged wife. Once again showing that the agreement is not worth the paper it is written on.
@Cailen.