Legal developments concerning blockchain and digital assets are not limited to the English-speaking world or to common-law jurisdictions. Earlier this year brought some thought-provoking developments on digital assets and related technologies from Spanish-speaking civil law jurisdictions. These include a ruling from a Barcelona court on the intersection of intellectual property rights with NFT and metaverse applications, and a new law in Mexico recognizing the use of online, smart-contract-based alternative dispute resolution systems.
Robert A. Schwinger explores recent developments in this edition of his New York Law Journal Blockchain Law column.
Read the entire article, Beyond our borders: Recent blockchain developments outside the United States.
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Canada and the European Union signed a Security and Defence Partnership (SDP), which formalizes a mutual intent to foster closer ties by establishing a framework for dialogue and cooperation across the full security and defence spectrum.
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