Legal regulation of smart contracts in France
https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2019.105.8.151-158
Abstract
The paper is devoted to the legal regulation of smart contracts in French law. The question of the admissibility of the use of smart contracts in economic relations is considered. Particular attention is given to the French legal doctrine in the issue of formulating the definition of “smart contract” and identifying its characteristic features, the various points of view of French legal scholars are compared. Examples of the most effective use of a smart contract in economic relations are given. The problems of applying contractual legal obligations and obligations of French law to smart contracts are considered. The importance of the oracle for the implementation of the smart contract and the features of its legal status under French law are disclosed.
About the Author
D. V. Chub
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Law, Lecturer of the Department of Banking Law,
125993 Moscow, ul. Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, d. 9
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Chub D.V. Legal regulation of smart contracts in France. Actual Problems of Russian Law. 2019;(8):151-158. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/1994-1471.2019.105.8.151-158
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