# kaal:claim:5554218-018

**Claim.** Escrow based enforcement is effective for automation only if it is supported by reliable oracles and robust governance, without which the mechanism is open to manipulation.

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

**Holds when.**

- escrow arrangements embedded in smart contracts
- real world conditions that must be verified off chain

**Source quote.**

> Escrow mechanisms, while effective for automation, require reliable oracles and robust governance to prevent manipulation, as emphasized by Zhao and Chen.

**From.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, *Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC) Building the Legal Infrastructure for the Digital Era* (2025), 2.6.4 Challenges and Future Directions, page 16

**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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**Failure mode.** Oracle and governance dependency of escrow enforcement  (family: oracle-and-input-corruption)

**Topics.** smart-contracts, governance-design, compliance

**Keywords.** escrow, oracles, governance, manipulation, enforcement

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