Implications of Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts on Contract Law

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the main debates surrounding blockchain-based smart contracts and contract law. After having provided a detailed description of the technology, it considers existing rules concerning technology and contracts, from vending machines to computable contracts, and verifies its applicability to blockchain-based smart contracts. Namely, it focuses on the implications of blockchain-based smart contracts on contract formation, contract performance, and applicable law and jurisdiction.

Product details

• Authors: Chantal Bomprezzi
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2021
• EAN: 9783848785926
• ISBN: 978-3-8487-8592-6
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 15 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 399 g
• Series: Luxemburger Juristische Studien – Luxembourg Legal Studies; Luxemburger Juristische Studien - Luxembourg Legal Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Internet, Welt, Technology, NG-Rabatt, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Jurisdiction, contract law, conract performance, breach of contract, contract terms, computable contract, smart contract code, vending machine, smart legal contract, legal framework, applicable law, ODR, Contract formation