Analyzes the ongoing evolution of smart contracts, based upon blockchain technology, from the perspective of existing legal frameworks.

Preface; Part I. General Framework: Legal and Technical: 1. Smart contracts and contract law Larry A. DiMatteo, Michel Cannarsa and Cristina Poncibò; 2. Legal meaning of smart contracts Riccardo De Caria; 3. Technology of smart contracts Valentina Gatteschi, Fabrizio Lamberti and Claudio Demartini; Part II. Contract Law and Smart Contracts: 4. Contract formation Mateja Durovic and André Janssen; 5. Challenges of smart contracts: implementing excuses Eric Tjong Tjin Tai; 6. Contract interpretation Michel Cannarsa; 7. Smart contracts and contractual remedies Larry A. DiMatteo and Cristina Poncibò; Part III. Electronic Platforms and Networks: 8. Digital platforms: regulation and liability in EU law Piotr Tereszkiewicz; 9. Blockchains: a technology for decentralized marketplaces Eliza Mik; 10. Regulating smart contracts and online platforms: a Chinese perspective Jia Wang and Lei Chen; Part IV. Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 11. Blockchain and data protection Lokke Moerel; 12. Data protection law in hybrid worlds Sjef van Erp; 13. Smart contracts: issues of property and security rights Louis-Daniel Muka Tshibende; 14. Algorithmic contracts and consumer privacy Lauren Henry Scholz; Part V. Smart Contracts: Courts and the Legal Profession: 15. Smart contracts and the courts Marc Clément; 16. Usefulness and dangers of smart contracts in consumer transactions Oscar Borgogno; Part VI. Future of Smart Contracts, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence: 17. Transactional technologies, legal disruption, and the case of network contracts Roger Brownsword; 18. Observations on the impact of technology on contract law Barbara Pasa and Larry A. DiMatteo; 19. Visions of smart contracts Diana Wallis.