UNIDROIT principles on digital assets and private law context, content, perspectives Carmen Pastor Semprer, David Amable Morán Bovio, editors

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pastor Sempere, María del Carmen, editor.

Morán Bovio, David Amable, editor.

Series:

Law, governance and technology series ; v. 80.

Law, governance and technology series volume 80

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict of laws--Property.

Intangible property.

Digital rights management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland Springer Nature [2026]

Summary:

"This book presents the Unidroit Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law (DAPL) with comprehensive context and expert perspectives. The first part introduces the DAPL framework, its development, and future prospects, featuring contributions on its formation and influence. Key figures, including Professor Hideki Kanda and Professor Steven Weise, discuss major issues and highlights, followed by a Q&A with Professor Edwin Smith on integrating digital assets into the U.S. UCC. The “Right of Control” section includes practical exercises and explores its central role in DAPL’s evolution, concluding with an application to verified carbon credits. The following parts offer detailed reflections on each of the 19 Principles. Each reflection follows a consistent structure: the Principle’s text, commentary, illustrative examples, and explanations, all grounded in official Unidroit documents. The book clarifies the rationale, aims, and drafting process behind each Principle, showing their relevance and alignment with international standards. This resource is invaluable for lawmakers, judges, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and students seeking clear guidance on interpreting and applying the DAPL Principles to digital assets law"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

Brief overview of UNIDROIT principles on digital assets and private law / Hideki Kanda

UNIDROIT principles on digital assets and private law—A comparison to the Uniform Commercial Code, with an emphasis on control, transfer, custody, innocent acquirers, and secured transactions / Edwin E. Smith and Steven O. Weise

The right of control over electronic negotiable documents and electronically documented rights and goods / Rafael Illescas

Definition and holdership of digital assets after two and a half decades of evolution of the notion of control / Manuel Alba Fernández

Verified carbon credits as digital assets / Eduardo Miranda Ribera

Commentary on the “Introduction to the UNIDROIT principles on digital assets and private law” / Miguel Ángel Pendón Meléndez

Principle 1 : Scope / Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell

Principle 2 : Definitions / Carmen Pastor Sempere

Principle 3 : General principles / David Amable Morán Bovio

Principle 4 : Linked assets / Apol·lònia Martínez Nadal

Principle 5 : Applicable law / Ángel María Ballesteros Barros

Principle 6 : Control / Marina Echebarría Sáenz

Principle 7 : Identification of a person in control of a digital asset / Ignacio Alamillo-Domingo, María Cristina Timón-López, and Julián Valero-Torrijos

Principle 8 : Innocent acquisition / Alfonso Martínez‑Echevarría y García de Dueñas

Principle 9 : Rights of the transferee / María José Vañó Vañó

Principle 10 : Custody / Agustín Madrid‑Parra

Principle 11 : Duties owed by a custodian to its client / Maria del Mar Bustillo Saiz

Principle 12 : Innocent client / Ester Becerril Fernández

Principle 13 : Insolvency of a custodian and creditor claims / Nicolás Augoustatos Zarco

Principle 14 : Secured transactions—General / Miguel Ángel Pendón Meléndez

Principle 15 : Control as a method of achieving third‑party effectiveness / María Teresa Touriñán Morandeira and Luis Arnáez Fernández

Principle 16 : Priority of security rights / Pablo Sanz Bayón and Rafael del Castillo Ionov

Principle 17 : Enforcement of security rights / José Caro Catalán

Principle 18 : Procedural law including enforcement / Isabel Villar Fuentes

Principle 19 : Effect of insolvency on proprietary rights in digital assets / Jorge Feliu Rey

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed March 27, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version UNIDROIT principles on digital assets and private law

ISBN:

9783032110015

3032110017

OCLC:

1581491501

Access Restriction:

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