Andrea Tosato
Research

Research

Research agenda and topic pages on private law, commercial law, bankruptcy, digital assets, stablecoins, UCC Article 12, and verified carbon credits, with links to related scholarship.

  1. Code is Not Law

    Why code is not law: code acquires legal force only when positive law confers it.

  2. UCC Article 12 and Controllable Electronic Records

    The first comprehensive American legal framework for commercial transactions in digital assets, by a key contributor to its drafting.

  3. Stablecoins and Private Law

    The private law framework governing stablecoins: their legal nature, property rights, and treatment in insolvency proceedings.

  4. Digital Assets and Property Law

    Whether digital assets are property under American law, how they are classified, and what rules govern their circulation.

  5. Digital Assets, DAOs and Bankruptcy Law

    The intersection of digital assets, DAOs, and American bankruptcy law, including debt tokens, crypto platform insolvencies, and decentralized autonomous organizations. Content forthcoming.

  6. Verified Carbon Credits and Private Law

    The private law dimensions of verified carbon credits: their legal nature, use as collateral, and emerging international frameworks. Content forthcoming.