Smart Contracts, Consumer Protection, and Competing European Narratives of Private Law
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Abstract The author makes brief Considerations on the Treatment of Theme Relationship Between New Technologies and Private Law. In particular, she believes that criticism Lessig’s statement according to which “the values real-space sovereigns will at first lose out” is correct, adding, however, one must monitor evolution new technologies. We are, in fact, crossroads a technological revolution which, as jurists, we are not able fully understand. also questions position taken volume US neoliberal approach v. European solidarity approach, inviting authors question difference between narrative sees system all about ensuring reality economic thinking informs different disciplines. Finally, takes relationship ordoliberalism consumer protection.
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عنوان ژورنال: German Law Journal
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2071-8322']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/glj.2022.58