Professor Amy J. Schmitz has published an article geared toward practitioners, “Making Smart Contracts ‘Smarter’ with Arbitration,” at Articles: ADR for Technology Disputes (American Arbitration Association 2020). In this article, Professor Schmitz explains smart contracts and the types of disputes that practitioners are likely to face with respect to these so-called “contracts” – which are often not even contracts in…
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Professor Schmitz to present at ABA Dispute Resolution Virtual Spring Conference
Professor Amy J. Schmitz has been involved in moving the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference online, and will play a significant role in the conference. She will discuss “’Decoding’ Ethical Design and Practice in Resolving Smart Contract & Blockchain-Related Disputes,” on May 18. In this session, she will explain how to more effectively evaluate the reliability and enforceability…
Prof. Schmitz receives CPR Institute award
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) presented its awards for 2020 on February 28 as part of its annual meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla. Professor Amy J. Schmitz and Colin Rule received the Award for Outstanding Short Article for Online Dispute Resolution for Smart Contracts, 2019 Journal of Dispute Resolution. This article tackles how to address resolution…
Professor Schmitz presents at Stanford Law School
Professor Amy J. Schmitz recently presented on technology in dispute system design at Stanford Law School. For her part, Professor Schmitz built on her recent article, Online Dispute Resolution for Smart Contracts, 2019 J. OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 203 – 125 (2019), and discussed how online dispute resolution (ODR) may effectively provide a form of governance within the blockchain structure. The…
Professor Schmitz writes chapter in Professor Lande’s new book
Professor Amy J. Schmitz wrote a chapter for Prof. John Lande’s new book, Theories of Change for the Dispute Resolution Movement: Actionable Ideas to Revitalize Our Movement (John Lande, ed., 2020. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3533324). For her part, Prof. Schmitz’s chapter, Resolving a New Kind of Trade War Through ODR, describes the development of “smart contracts” and the challenges in…
Professor Schmitz Publishes Article About ODR for Smart Contracts
Professor Amy J. Schmitz recently published her article with Colin Rule, “Online Dispute Resolution for Smart Contracts” in the Journal of Dispute Resolution. This article explains how smart contracts built in the blockchain are quietly revolutionizing traditional transactions despite their questionable status under current law. At the same time, disputes regarding smart contracts are inevitable, and parties will need means…
Professor Diamond Presents at AI Conference
Professor Randy Diamond recently gave a talk on “Technology for Lawyers” at Duquesne University School of Law. The conference featured presentations from educators, practitioners, policy makers, and computer scientists on how the development of artificial intelligence is affecting society, the law, the legal profession, and legal education. Professor Diamond discussed a new course he has developed on “Innovation and Technology…
Professor Schmitz Discusses Smart Contracts Disputes to Conference in Israel
Professor Amy J. Schmitz presented via Zoom for students and other conference attendees in Haifa, Israel, on “Smart Contract Dispute Resolution” as part of an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) event at the University of Haifa on April 3. For her part, Prof. Schmitz discussed the various ways that disputes will arise out of smart contracts, despite hype that computer coding…
Professor Schmitz Speaks about ODR to Conference in Latin America
Professor Amy J. Schmitz presented — via Zoom — at the largest gathering in Latin America exploring technology in the courts this week, more than 1,500 attendees. Professor Schmitz explained how online dispute resolution (ODR) can be used to resolve smart contract disputes. Her presentation was broadcast in Buenos Aires at the 1st Latin American Conflict Resolution Meeting 4.0 “An unavoidable…
Professor Schmitz Participating in Online Experts Roundtable on Smart Contracts
Professor Amy J. Schmitz will present and participate in “Making Contracts Smart – An Expert Round Table/Workshop” on February 13. This worldwide online expert roundtable event is the first of its kind. It will include those in the law and technology sectors wishing to exploit the opportunities presented by the fast-growing phenomenon of smart contracts — both the creation of smart…