CHLOM Global DAO — Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Framework (Phase 4)

Owner: CrownThrive, LLC Date: 2025-08-08 Classification: Internal — DAO Governance Disputes, Arbitration Protocols, and Enforcement Standards

1. Purpose & Scope

This document outlines the dispute resolution and arbitration process for CHLOM Global DAO during Phase 4, ensuring fair, transparent, and enforceable mechanisms for resolving conflicts between members, governance bodies, and external stakeholders.

Goals:

• Establish clear rules for dispute submission, mediation, and arbitration.
• Integrate on-chain evidence and AI-assisted analysis into resolution workflows.
• Provide binding, enforceable rulings through smart contracts.
• Maintain decentralization while ensuring due process.

2. Dispute Categories

1. Governance Disputes — Proposal validity, voting irregularities, governance token manipulation.
2. Membership & Onboarding Disputes — Identity verification challenges, tier assignment disagreements.
3. Funding & Treasury Disputes — Grant allocation conflicts, misuse of DAO funds.
4. Contractual Disputes — Breach of DAO-approved agreements, licensing violations.
5. Regulatory & Compliance Disputes — Actions violating DAO compliance standards or jurisdictional laws.

3. Resolution Workflow

1. Dispute Submission
2. Preliminary Review
3. Mediation Layer
4. Arbitration Layer
5. Enforcement

4. Smart Contract Integrations

• Dispute Registry Contract — Immutable log of disputes, evidence hashes, and rulings.
• Enforcement Contract — Executes binding outcomes automatically.
• Evidence Vault — Off-chain encrypted store linked via content hashes.

5. Security & Fairness Measures

• Randomized Arbitrator Selection — Prevents collusion.
• ZKP-Based Evidence Handling — Protects sensitive data.
• AI Bias Audits — Ensures fairness in AI-assisted dispute analysis.

6. Governance Hooks

• Dispute outcomes feed into Reputation System to reward/penalize behavior.
• Dispute volume and resolution metrics inform DAO process improvements.

7. Phase 4 → Phase 5 Evolution

• Phase 4: Hybrid human-arbitrated and AI-assisted resolution.
• Phase 5: Fully DAO-managed arbitration with decentralized evidence validation.

Summary: This framework delivers a robust, enforceable, and transparent dispute resolution process, combining AI, blockchain verification, and decentralized governance to maintain fairness and trust in CHLOM Global DAO operations.