# kaal:claim:3782214-032

**Claim.** To preserve the efficiency of a self executing code is law smart contract, the appeals process must be built into the code itself, with triggers either party can engage that freeze the encumbered assets and transfer partial powers of disbursement to a third party arbiter.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- self executing smart contracts hosted by a DAO

**Source quote.**

> To maintain the efficiency of the self-executing code-is-law smart contract, the appeals process must be built into the code.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralized Governance* (2021), Judicial short-term governance with hard and soft protocols, page 19

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Governance (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782214

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `ba892bb200c1455447c0014f5067a501a93ea9ec413c31942d95952eb3bdfd9d` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Decentralized%20Governance.pdf

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

**Keywords.** appeals, arbitration, smart-contracts, hard-protocols

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