# kaal:claim:5886342-009

**Claim.** Where the Codex or the applicable law is applied largely automatically, the human understanding of the rule prevails over the outcome produced by that automated application, so automated execution never becomes the final authority on meaning.

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

**Holds when.**

- largely automated application of the Codex or applicable law

**Source quote.**

> In interpreting UDLC and Applicable Laws, the hu- man understanding shall prevail over the outcome

**From.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Stephan D. Meyer, *Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC)* (2025), Part A, Book V, Article 17 Interpretation by Code, page 8

**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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**Failure mode.** automated interpretation displacing human meaning  (family: human-judgment-displacement)

**Topics.** smart-contracts

**Keywords.** automation, interpretation, human-oversight, code-is-not-law, smart-contracts

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