# kaal:claim:2992962-021

**Claim.** Because courts cannot effectuate resolutions to disputes arising from blockchain based smart contracts, blockchain based resolution mechanisms are the only possible recourse for smart contract disputes.

**Type.** normative  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- fully decentralized and autonomous blockchains

**Source quote.**

> Therefore, blockchain-based resolution mechanisms are the only possible recourse for smart contract disputes.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Craig Calcaterra, *Crypto Transaction Dispute Resolution* (2017), c) Limited Regulatory Oversight, page 41

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Craig Calcaterra, Crypto Transaction Dispute Resolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2992962

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**Topics.** systemic-risk, law-and-legal-systems, smart-contracts

**Keywords.** dispute-resolution, distributed-jurisdiction, courts, smart-contracts

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4855607-036
- contested_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5554218-004

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