# kaal:claim:5554218-035

**Claim.** Embedding choice-of-law protocols directly within smart contracts gives clarity on the governing law and reduces the risk of conflicting interpretations across jurisdictions.

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

**Holds when.**

- cross-border smart contract transactions lacking explicit choice-of-law clauses

**Source quote.**

> By embedding choice-of-law protocols within smart contracts, UDLC provides clarity on the governing law, reducing the risk of conflicting interpretations.

**From.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, *Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC) Building the Legal Infrastructure for the Digital Era* (2025), 6.4 Mitigating Conflict of Laws and Jurisdictional Challenges, page 35

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

**Keywords.** udlc, choice-of-law, conflict-of-laws, smart-contracts, legal-interoperability

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