Due Process in Blockchain Dispute Resolution: Theory and Compliance

In this timely book, Cemre Çise Kadıoğlu Kumtepe examines how due process standards apply to blockchain dispute resolution (BDR) and provides practical tools to ensure fair and legally-sound systems. Rapid blockchain developments have generated a fresh wave of disputes which in turn have given rise to new BDR platforms, in this context Kumtepe establishes a framework for evaluating compliance with the procedural rights in private, technology-driven dispute resolution.

Adopting a combination of value-, principle- and risk-based approaches to due process challenges, chapters introduce a comprehensive checklist and compliance scale. These tools are adaptable, technology-neutral and designed to assist platform operators, coders and regulators in improving their systems. Informed by human rights jurisprudence, the book grounds the compliance framework in risk assessment methodologies already adopted in data protection and AI regulation and analyses the position of consumers as weaker parties.

Built on an interdisciplinary theoretical foundation, Due Process in Blockchain Dispute Resolution is an essential guide for legal scholars and graduate students working at the intersection of law and technology, particularly those interested in digital governance, procedural justice and platform regulation. It is also beneficial for policymakers and regulators seeking to manage BDR platforms and ensure procedural safeguards.