Blockchain, Law and Governance

Introduction: The Challenges and Opportunities of Blockchain Technologies. - Part I: Understanding Blockchain: the Legal Perspective. - Blockchain Based Organizations and the Governance of On-Chain and Off-Chain Rules: Towards Autonomous (Legal) Orders? . - The Role of Blockchain in the Public Sector: An Overview. - Some Historical and Philosophical Remarks on the Rule of Law in the Time of Automation. - Solving Cryptographic Puzzles: How to Mine? . - Part II: Governance and Regulatory Issues. - Cyberspace, Blockchain, Governance: How Technology Implies Normative Power and Regulation. - Blockchain: The Regulatory Challenges for Central Banks and Financial Sector. - Blockchain-Based Financial Investments and the Role of Regulatory Authorities: The Italian Perspective. - Are VAT Rules Really Inadequate for Distributed Ledger Technology s Transactions? . - Blockchain and Comparative Law. - Part III: Smart Contracts and Dispute Resolution. - Smart (Legal) Contracts, or: Which (Contract) Law for Smart Contracts? . - Smart (Legal) Contracts: Forum and Applicable Law Issues. - Integrating Smart Contracts with the Legacy Legal System: A US Perspective. - About Smart Contract Dispute Resolution. - Smart Contracts, ODR and the New Landscape of the Dispute Resolution Market. - Blockchain, Smart Contracts and New Certainties: What Future for Notaries? . - Part IV: The Sustainable Applications of Blockchain. - Introduction to Distributed Ledger Technologies for Social, Development, and Humanitarian Impact. - Blockchain, Earth Observation and Intelligent Data Systems: Implications and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Digital Services. - Justice for All: Jur s Open Layer as a Case Study, Towards a More Open and Sustainable Approach. - Blockchain and the GDPR: New Challenges for Privacy and Security. - Part V: Conclusions. - Blockchain, Law and Governance: General Conclusion.