A non-contractual approach to smart contracts

• Main Author: GAMPER, Florian
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: abandonment; blockchain; contract formation; distributed ledger technology; DLT; smart contracts; Contracts; Public Law and Legal Theory; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4329; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6287/viewcontent/Non_contractual_SmartContracts_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article adds to the debate on what, legally speaking, smart contracts are and what they should be. Currently, much of this debate focuses on the relationship between smart contracts and legal contracts, overlooking that other legal categories may also be appropriate. This article suggests that...