PROSPECTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A SMART CONTRACT INTO CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The article is devoted to establishing the chance of the implementation of a smart contract in the contractual relationship of the Russia by analyzing legislation and doctrinal sources. The features, purpose and varieties of a smart contract have been determined. The author's understanding of the content of a smart contract as an electronic form of expression of a civil contract is presented. Variations in the resolution of disputes arising in the digital environment are identified. The advantages and disadvantages of a smart contract over «paper» contract are listed. Argued the author's concept of understanding the legal nature of a smart contract through the development of an definition.