The Cambridge handbook of smart contracts, blockchain technology and digital platforms /

The Cambridge handbook of smart contracts, blockchain technology and digital platforms /

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Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xxii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Electronic funds transfers -- Law and legislation. Blockchains (Databases) Blockchains (Databases) Electronic funds transfers -- Law and legislation.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11974168

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Other authors / contributors:	DiMatteo, Larry A., editor. Cannarsa, Michel, editor. Poncibò, Cristina, editor.
ISBN:	9781108492560 1108492568
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	The product of a unique collaboration between academic scholars, legal practitioners, and technology experts, this Handbook is the first of its kind to analyze the ongoing evolution of smart contracts, based upon blockchain technology, from the perspective of existing legal frameworks - namely, contract law. The book's coverage ranges across many areas of smart contracts and electronic or digital platforms to illuminate the impact of new, and often disruptive, technologies on the law. With a mix of scholarly commentary and practical application, chapter authors provide expert insights on the core issues involving the use of smart contracts, concluding that smart contracts cannot supplant contract law and the courts, but leaving open the question of whether there is a need for specialized regulations to prevent abuse. This book should be read by anyone interested in the disruptive effect of new technologies on the law generally, and contract law in particular.

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Summary:	The product of a unique collaboration between academic scholars, legal practitioners, and technology experts, this Handbook is the first of its kind to analyze the ongoing evolution of smart contracts, based upon blockchain technology, from the perspective of existing legal frameworks - namely, contract law. The book's coverage ranges across many areas of smart contracts and electronic or digital platforms to illuminate the impact of new, and often disruptive, technologies on the law. With a mix of scholarly commentary and practical application, chapter authors provide expert insights on the core issues involving the use of smart contracts, concluding that smart contracts cannot supplant contract law and the courts, but leaving open the question of whether there is a need for specialized regulations to prevent abuse. This book should be read by anyone interested in the disruptive effect of new technologies on the law generally, and contract law in particular.
Physical Description:	xxii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781108492560 1108492568