Academic Publications

Academic Research

Academic publications and bachelor theses from our members examining the intersection of law and technology. From smart contracts to AI regulation, our research contributes to scholarly discourse on the future of legal frameworks.

Publications

Academic work from our team members

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Is Law the Solution? Examining Legislative Impact on Smart Contract Adoption

Sarka Juklova

Sarka Juklova

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In this interdisciplinary research, Sarka explored how smart contract legislation in U.S. states affects users' willingness to adopt the technology. By combining doctrinal legal analysis with an empirical survey based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the findings revealed some striking insights!

Smart ContractsBlockchainLegal TechnologyUTAUT+1 more
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Regulating Dark Patterns in the EU: A Behavioural Case for Counter-Architecture

Tadeáš

Tadeáš

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In this research, Tadeáš explored how manipulative interface designs known as dark patterns undermine user autonomy and distort online markets. By combining doctrinal legal analysis with insights from behavioural economics, the thesis examines how existing EU legislation (GDPR, UCPD, CRD, DSA) addresses these practices, and where it fails to do so effectively.

Dark PatternsEU RegulationBehavioural EconomicsDigital Fairness+1 more
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Bachelor Thesis

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