Plotting the Rule of Law Affordances
摘要
This chapter amalgamates the theoretical perspectives on the rule of law with the relational theories of design not just as the standardization for the use of code as a regulator but also to consider the desirability, efficacy, and legitimacy of the code. To answer the question—how the rule of law affordances can assist in evaluating and guiding the design of blockchain technology so as to ameliorate its crypto-legalistic characteristics?, the rule of law affordances will be plotted against the characteristics of crypto-legalism, using the Fullerian standards of legality, developing a relationship between the rule of law standards and values and the affordances that can assist in immersing their aspirations into the design of the rule of code. This plotting exercise will facilitate in realizing the relationship between the degree of the rule of law affordances and the degree of the crypto-legalistic characteristics of the code in terms of the increasing difficulty of implementation.