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If blockchain is the answer, what is the question? The legal and economic implications of using blockchain technology in container shipping

如果区块链是答案，那么问题是什么？

基本信息

批准号：
2323745
负责人：
金额：
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依托单位：
Queen Mary University of London
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Studentship
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2323745
关键词：
blockchain answer what question legal

项目摘要

The project will examine the legal implications across theglobal supply chain of replacing paper transport documentswith blockchain records in container transportation. The useof blockchain can result in many advantages: as a securetechnology, it has the potential to reduce fraud, as anelectronic platform granting simultaneous access to realtime data to multiple participants in the supply chain, it hasthe potential to reduce delays and because it does away withthe need for manual processing of information recorded onpaper, it would inevitably reduce administrative costs anderrors. However, the legal framework to enable and regulatepotential blockchain alternatives to paper is as yet veryundeveloped and there is a risk that there will be a formallegal void surrounding their use and the associated risks.This PhD research would therefore seek to focus on thefollowing key questions:1. How may blockchain be used to replace paper bills oflading with "blocks of lading" operating on global tradeplatforms? How might these alternatives interact withinsurance and international payment systems? Could theygive rise to new and innovative trade finance solutions?2. What are the key legal issues raised by the developmentand use of Blocks of Lading operating on global tradeplatforms?3. How would the legislative environment need to change inorder to accommodate the emerging global trade blockchainplatforms? In particulara. Should the law's role be enabling or regulatory, or both?Why?b. How would disputes be resolved in the absence of anestablished and uniform legislative framework? What firstprinciples would need to apply?c. Is it likely that a normative framework would emerge onthe basis of business practice/usage? If yes, how and to whatextent would the courts be able to make use of it in decidingdisputes in the absence of a formal legal framework?The methodology will involve empirical observation ofbusiness processes (including interviews with relevant actorswithin the supply chain), doctrinal analysis of the availablelegal and contractual frameworks and theoreticalassessment of what should be (i) the role and (ii) the contentof the law with respect to these emerging systems.

该项目将研究在集装箱运输中用区块链记录取代纸质运输文件的全球供应链的法律的影响。区块链的使用可以带来许多优势：作为一种安全技术，它有可能减少欺诈，作为一个电子平台，允许供应链中的多个参与者同时访问实时数据，它有可能减少延迟，并且因为它不需要手动处理记录在纸上的信息，它将不可避免地减少管理成本和错误。然而，启用和管理潜在的区块链替代品的法律的框架尚未开发，并且存在围绕其使用和相关风险的正式法律的空白的风险。因此，本博士研究将寻求关注以下关键问题：1.如何使用区块链来取代纸质提单，并在全球贸易平台上运行“提单块”？这些替代品如何与保险和国际支付系统相互作用？它们能否带来新的和创新的贸易融资解决方案？2.在全球贸易平台上开发和使用散装提单所引起的关键法律的问题是什么？3.为了适应新兴的全球贸易区块链平台，立法环境需要如何改变？尤其是。法律的作用应该是授权还是监管，还是两者兼而有之？为什么？为什么？B.在没有既定和统一的立法框架的情况下，如何解决争端？需要应用哪些基本原则？C.是否有可能在业务实践/惯例的基础上形成一个规范性框架？如果是，在没有正式的法律的框架的情况下，法院如何以及在多大程度上能够利用它来裁决争端？该方法将涉及对业务流程的经验观察（包括与供应链内相关行为者的访谈），对现有法律和合同框架的理论分析，以及对这些新兴系统的法律（i）作用和（ii）内容的理论评估。