SMART CONTRACT CONCEPT AND SIGNS: COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION IN RUSSIA, BELARUS, THE EU AND THE USA

Authors

  • Vladimir P. Kamyshansky
  • Michael A. Garmshev
  • Anna S. Shekhovtsova
  • Ekaterina A. Novikova
  • Vladimir V. Yastrebov

Keywords:

token, blockchain, electronic transaction, electronic contract, self-executing contract, “smart contract”, smart contract

Abstract

The authors examined the concept and signs of a smart contract through a comparative legal analysis of the legislation of Russia, Belarus, the EU and the USA. The key characteristics of a smart contract as a contract, its types, ways of development and improvement are highlighted and substantiated, the examples of smart contracts from the practice of these countries are given, problematic aspects of legal regulation in this sphere are identified.

Published

2020-06-01

Issue

No. 3 (2020): Geplat: Caderno Suplementar

Section

Artigos e Ensaios