# kaal:claim:5886342-005

**Claim.** The Codex operates as a complementary legal layer: it adds a consistent legal dimension to existing digital systems through system referenced adoption, so a platform brings the rules into force by referring to them rather than by any state act.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- the digital system or its terms and conditions refer to the Codex

**Source quote.**

> ▪ Complementary Legal Layer, that enhances existing digital systems by adding a consistent legal dimension through system-referenced adoption.

**From.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Stephan D. Meyer, *Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC)* (2025), Introductory Remarks: core objectives, page 1

**Cite as.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Stephan D. Meyer, Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC) (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5886342

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**Topics.** risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** system-referenced-adoption, complementary-layer, private-ordering, terms-and-conditions, adoption

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