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Handbook of Blockchain Law: A Guide to Understanding and Resolving the Legal Challenges of Blockchain Technology

Handbook of Blockchain Law: A Guide to Understanding and Resolving the Legal Challenges of Blockchain Technology

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  • Publisher: Kluwer Law International
  • ISBN: 9789403517636
  • Published In: July 2020
  • Format: Hardback
  • Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
    Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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    Handbook of Blockchain Law provides an overview of the key features and functionalities of blockchain technology in a legal context in a remarkably descriptive way. Blockchain has become attractive to companies and governments as it promises to solve the age-old problem of mutability in transactions – that is, it makes falsification and recalculation impossible once a transaction has been committed to the technology. The systematic and comprehensive approach set forth in this indispensable book, including coverage of existing relevant law in various jurisdictions with a particular focus on European law and US law and practical guidance on how to tackle legal issues raised by the use of blockchain, ensures a one-stop-shop reference book for anyone considering blockchain-based solutions or rendering advice for them.

    What’s in this book:

    Each contributor – all of them are practitioners experienced with blockchain projects within their respective areas of expertise – elucidates the implications of blockchain technology and related legal issues under such headings as the following:

    • technical explanation of blockchain technology;
    • contract law;
    • regulatory issues and existing regulation in a variety of jurisdictions;
    • data protection and privacy;
    • capital markets;
    • information security;
    • patents and other intellectual property considerations; and
    • antitrust law.

    Keeping the legal questions and concepts sufficiently generic so that lawyers can benefit from the handbook irrespective of their jurisdiction and legal background, the authors cover such specific characteristics of blockchain implementation to identify and navigate through the legal issues in relation to blockchain such as smart contracts, tokenization, distributed ledger technology, digital securities, recognition of code as law, data privacy challenges and blockchain joint ventures.

    How this will help you:

    Because blockchain is a relatively new technology still in process and raises a multitude of legal questions, this well-balanced introduction – that allows non-IT experts to understand the groundwork for legal assessments – provides a solid basis for organizations and their legal advisors in identifying and resolving blockchain-related issues. Legal practitioners, in-house lawyers, IT professionals and advisors, consultancy firms, blockchain associations, law makers and legal scholars with an interest in understanding the legal perspective will welcome this highly informative and practical book.

  • Editors

    Contributors

    Foreword
    Sandra Ro

    Preface

    List of Abbreviations

    CHAPTER 1
    Understanding Blockchain
    Jake van der Laan

    CHAPTER 2
    Blockchain and Information Security
    Dave Hirsch

    CHAPTER 3
    Blockchain Regulation
    Thomas Richter

    CHAPTER 4
    Blockchain and Smart Contracts
    Philip Trillmich, Matthias Goetz & Chris Ewing

    CHAPTER 5
    Blockchain and Data Privacy
    Matthias Artzt, Lothar Determann & William Long

    CHAPTER 6
    Capital Markets
    Michael Juenemann

    CHAPTER 7
    Blockchain and Intellectual Property
    Andreas Holzwarth-Rochford

    CHAPTER 8
    Blockchain and Antitrust
    Jay Modrall

    Bibliography

    Electronic References

    Table of Cases

    Index

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