Jusletter IT

New Contract Genres

  • Authors: Helena Haapio / Robert de Rooy / Thomas D. Barton
  • Category: Articles
  • Region: Finland, South Africa, USA
  • Field of law: Legal Visualisation
  • Collection: Conference proceedings IRIS 2018
  • Citation: Helena Haapio / Robert de Rooy / Thomas D. Barton, New Contract Genres, in: Jusletter IT 22 February 2018
Contracts, once almost exclusively written by lawyers for lawyers, are undergoing a major transformation. Technology and design have enabled entirely new contract genres. When the focus shifts from legal issues to functionality and ease of use, automation and communication come to the fore. We envision a future where contracts are designed to contain code, text, sound, visuals, comics, and more. They work for both computers and humans, on and off screen: they can auto-execute desired terms as well as guide human behavior toward more collaborative and productive ends.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Emerging Contract Genres: Comic Contracts and Parametric Smart Contracts
  • 2.1. Comic Contracts
  • 2.2. AXA Fizzy Smart (Parametric) Contract
  • 3. Concluding Remarks
  • 4. References

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