Okay, this was your question:
I’m not going to address most of your responses to me - unless you really want me to - because I don’t think they will get to the heart of your question. I’m not entirely sure what you mean by your question. I mean, the USSR “worked”. Disputes were resolved. It was just a might makes right system of resolving disputes, and the state was the one with the might. It’s the same in the US now. It’s a might makes right, and the US government and its provinces and districts are the ones with the might. Do you consider that this system works? Does the Cuban system work?
Clayton has a good post here about dual-law. It doesn’t directly address your question, but I think it will help you figure out what you are looking for.