# Contract interpretation

`kaal:entity:contract-interpretation`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `contract-interpretation`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

3 claims across 3 works, 2017 to 2019.

**2017**

- [2992962-017](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2992962-017) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Because smart contracts are coded for computer programming rather than for a human observer, courts may not be able to hypothesize a reasonable human's interpretation of a given smart contract.
  > Because of the emphasis on code for computer programming (and artificial intelligence), courts may not be able to hypothesize a reasonable human's interpretation of a given smart contract.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Craig Calcaterra, Crypto Transaction Dispute Resolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2992962
- [3017612-003](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3017612-003) [mechanism/evidenced] -- Although shareholder agreements are authorized and shaped by corporation code provisions, their construction is governed by ordinary contract interpretation rules, so statutory authorization does not displace contract doctrine.
  > While the agreements are governed by legislation, general rules applicable to contract interpretation govern the construction of shareholder agreements.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Shareholder Agreements - National Report of the United States of America (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3017612

**2019**

- [3441904-031](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3441904-031) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- The cost of translating coded contractual intent into natural language has the potential to become overwhelming for the existing centralized legal infrastructure, because coded intent may be unclear and natural language intent often cannot be used for interpretation.
  > Coded contractual intent may be unclear and natural language intent can often not be used for interpretation.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain-Based Corporate Governance (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3441904

## Verify

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    curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/contract-interpretation.md | sha256sum

**Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of this entity node. Its sha256 is the content hash.