“There is no doubt that the use of emerging technologies has impacted the international arbitration arena. This tech revolution was unprecedently accelerated by the 2020 pandemic whilst national States’ borders were closed, and travel activity diminished (if not directly forbidden by some States). The increase of the application of the Blockchain technology in commercial contracts and the proliferation of smart contracts (even though some think they are in essence merely a piece of software code) have reached the point of being a relevant part of international commerce …” (more)
[Pedro Lacasa, Conflict of Laws .net, 22 May]
First posted 2022-05-23 12:00:13
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