# kaal:claim:5554218-036

**Claim.** Allowing jurisdictions to tailor smart contract requirements to local statutory frameworks while adhering to a baseline of ethical principles preserves the innovative potential of blockchain by avoiding the homogenizing effects of harmonized legal standards.

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

**Holds when.**

- hybrid governance combining a universal ethical baseline with localized adaptation

**Source quote.**

> This flexibility preserves the innovative potential of blockchain by avoiding the homogenizing effects of harmonized legal standards, which could stifle jurisdictional experimentation.

**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 36

**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, governance-design, innovation

**Keywords.** udlc, hybrid-governance, jurisdictional-diversity, harmonization, innovation

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