According to the IPCC, climate change is closely linked to unsustainable levels of material consumption in our modern societies. If this were indeed the case, it is necessary to examine the underlying causes of this economic phenomenon. In my recent article for the Blog Droit Européen, I argue that that unsustainable levels of consumption are […]
The Mises Institute is an organisation dedicated to teaching and research in economics and political philosophy. It was founded in 1982 in memory of the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. Last week, I had the honour of publishing an article on the website of this institute. In this article, I analyse Ludwig von Mises’ comments […]
The Kluwer Arbitration Blog has an interesting post titled “Why we don’t need blockchain to manage cases in international arbitration” which you can read here. While it is difficult to argue that blockchains add much value to the arbitration process (I), arbitration is an essential mechanism for restoring trust between parties transacting on a blockchain […]
Translated from the original in French. Wishing to adopt “a pioneering strategy (…) in terms of financial innovation and digital finance”, France has authorized, by two orders issued on April 28, 2016 and December 9, 2017, the use, in certain cases, of “shared electronic recording devices (“DEEP”)”, i.e., “blockchains”, for the registration of transactions relating […]