Summary

This article examines the convergence of smart contracts and international arbitration, focussing particularly on the strategic considerations and the doctrinal implications arising from the integration of blockchain-based contractual agreements into transnational dispute resolution frameworks. It analyses how the smart contracts, which simply put are self-executing codes embedded in distributed ledgers, challenge conventional concepts of legal validity, jurisdictional competence, enforceability, and due process. The paper attempts a comparative analysis of multiple jurisdictions ...