LEX CRYPTOGRAPHIA. LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CONTRACTS AND SETTLEMENT UNITS BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

Enter the fascinating world of law and technology! The monograph 'Lex cryptographia' is a unique analysis of the legal aspects of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Discover the challenges that blockchain poses to legal orders, and find out whether computer code can replace traditional legal norms. Discover the future of civil law in the digital age!

• Comprehensive analysis of the impact of blockchain on law
• Qualification of settlement units used on blockchains
• Discussion with views in the literature
• Exploration of changes in civil law integrating blockchain technology
• Critical elaboration of the idea of 'smart contracts'
• Proposals for specific solutions for locating issues related to 'smart contracts'
• Contribution to the formation of new legal solutions

The author, Dr. Jakub J. Szczerbowski, assistant professor at the Department of Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law of SWPS University of Humanities and Sciences, focuses on comparative legal studies and economic analysis of private law. His extensive experience and numerous publications guarantee a reliable and innovative approach to the topic. The book is an invaluable aid for lawyers, economists and anyone interested in the future of law in the digital age.

Blockchain technology, with its use of cryptography to ensure the immutability of data, is revolutionizing the way we view transaction security. The monograph discusses how this technology affects the creation of secure registries of economic values and the mapping of social institutions. The author analyzes whether the intentions of the creators of blockchain, to be an alternative to traditional courts, can be realized, and even whether computer code can replace law.

The book thoroughly analyzes the idea of 'smart contracts', which originated as a trend to replace existing social institutions (money, contract law) with new ones based on cryptography. The author emphasizes that this phenomenon, although young, is becoming increasingly important in economic and legal transactions. Szczerbowski's analyses are innovative, as they show the need to redefine traditional concepts of law and recognize the need for paradigm shifts, especially in contract law.

The monograph 'Lex cryptographia' is aimed at a wide audience - from dogmatists of civil law, through theorists and philosophers of law, economists, to practitioners. Thanks to the author's proposals for specific solutions, this book makes an important contribution to the formation of new legal solutions, placing issues related to 'smart contracts' on the map of the theory of civil law and the norms of positive law.