# kaal:claim:5554218-009

**Claim.** Unless the scope and permissible transactions of smart contracts are bounded by law, smart contracts risk being held unenforceable in jurisdictions that prioritize statutory compliance over technological innovation.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- jurisdictions that prioritize statutory compliance and mandatory formalities

**Source quote.**

> Without such boundaries, smart contracts risk being deemed unenforceable in jurisdictions that prioritize statutory compliance over technological innovation.

**From.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, *Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC) Building the Legal Infrastructure for the Digital Era* (2025), 2.1.4 Legal Adaptation and Regulatory Challenges, page 8

**Cite as.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC) Building the Legal Infrastructure for the Digital Era (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5554218

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

**Keywords.** enforceability, mandatory-formalities, smart-contracts, civil-law, legal-boundaries

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