Carla Reyes

Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law

Associate Professor of Law

P.O. Box 750116

Dallas, TX 75275

United States

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1.

Conceptualizing Cryptolaw

Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 96, 2017
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 10 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2019
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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blockchain, bitcoin, Ethereum, virtual currency, regulation, enforcement, big data, cyberlaw, Internet, crypto, cryptocurrency, digital, digital currency, smart contracts, ether, Article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, UCC, secured transactions, Bank Secrecy Act, BSA, AML

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Moving Beyond Bitcoin to an Endogenous Theory of Decentralized Ledger Technology Regulation: An Initial Proposal

Villanova Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 1, 2016, Stetson University College of Law Research Paper no. 2016-8
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Bitcoin, Blockchain, Law and Technology, Regulation, Endogenous, Crypto-Ledger, Cryptocurrency

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If Rockefeller Were a Coder

87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 373 (2019)
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 05 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2019
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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DAO, Blockchain Technology, Smart Contracts, Business Organization, Choice of Entity, Business Trust, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency

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Distributed Governance

59 William & Mary Law Review Online 1
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2017
Carla Reyes, Nizan Geslevich Packin and Benjamin Edwards
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, City University of New York (CUNY) - Department of Law and University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law
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Cyberlaw, Bitcoin,Ether, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Crypto Currency, Currency, Digital Currency, Governance, Securities, Corporate Governance, Free Rider, Fintech, DAO, Hacking, Cybersecurity

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Emerging Technology's Unfamiliarity with Commercial Law

119 Northwestern University Law Review Online 31 (2024), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 590
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 15 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2024
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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commercial law, bitcoin, UCC, Universal Commercial Code, money, secured transactions

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(Un)Corporate Crypto-Governance

88 Fordham L. Rev. 1875 (2020), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 478
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2020
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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blockchain, governance, corporate governance, contracts, private ordering, gatekeepers

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Autonomous Corporate Personhood

96 Wash. L. Rev. 1453 (2021), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 496
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 05 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2022
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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corporations, personhood, artificial intelligence, corporate governance

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Creating Cryptolaw for the Uniform Commercial Code

78 Washington and Lee Law Review 1521 (2021), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 502
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 23 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2021
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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UCC, commercial law, Article 9, smart contracts, computational law,

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Ready Layer One: Functional Regulation for Blockchain Infrastructure

SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 678
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Feb 2025
Carla Reyes and Joseph Cutler
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and Perkins Coie LLP
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Blockchain regulation, Distributed ledger technology, DLT, Cyber law, Financial regulation, Innovation policies, Crowdfunding, Legal framework

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Law’s Detrimental Reliance on Intermediaries

92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1343 (2025), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 630
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2025
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Emerging technology, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financials regulation, Intermediaries, Decentralization, Disintermediation

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Digging into Algorithms: Legal Ethics and Legal Access

Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 325-377, 2020, SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 514
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Aug 2021
Carla Reyes and Jeff Ward
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and Duke University School of Law
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Legal technology, algorithms, algorithmic systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning, due process

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Autonomous Business Reality

21 Nevada Law Journal 437 (2021), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 479
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 07 May 2020 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2021
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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autonomous business, algorithmic entities, blockchain, smart contracts, algorithms,

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The Contractarian Joint Venture

Alabama Law Review (Forthcoming), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 640
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 29 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2024
Carla Reyes and Christine Hurt
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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cryptocurrency, blockchain, digital asset, digital token, decentralized autonomous organizations, partnership, joint venture, securities regulation, corporate transparency act, commodities regulation

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Uncovering Elon's Data Empire

53 Stetson L. Rev. 405 (2024), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 639
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2024
Carliss Chatman and Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Elon Musk, Twitter, Twitterbots, Mergers and acquisitions, Stock fluctuations, Shareholders, Capital markets, Data-driven mergers, Corporate governance

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Emerging Technology’s Language Wars: Cryptocurrency

64 William & Mary Law Review 1193 (2023), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 580
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 05 May 2023
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Cryptocurrencies, Digital assets, Digital currencies, Cryptoassets, Stablecoins, Cryptocurrency terms, Corpus linguistics, Technology, Standards, Law, Regulation

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A Unified Theory of Code Connected Contracts

46 Journal of Corporation Law 981 (2021), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 518
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2021
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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smart contracts, blockchain technology, computable contracts

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Emerging Technology’s Language Wars: AI and Criminal Justice

5 Journal of Law & Innovation 1 (2023), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 568
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2023
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Artificial Intelligence systems, AI, Legal terminology, Corpus linguistics, Criminal justice system, Interdisciplinary research, Miscommunication, Technological competencies, Emerging technologies, Values

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The Language Landmines of Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency

SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 627, THE CAMBRIDGE HANDBOOK ON LAW AND POLICY FOR NFTS (Nizan Geslevich Packin, ed., forthcoming 2024)
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Nov 2023
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Blockchain technology, Distributed ledger technology, Language, Terminology, Legislation, NFTs, Non-Fungible Tokens, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Virtual currency, Smart contracts, Blockchain protocols

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WTO-Compliant Protection of Fundamental Rights: Lessons from the EU Privacy Directive

Melbourne Journal of International Law, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 May 2015
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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EU Privacy Directive, WTO, Privacy

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Emerging Technology’s Language Wars: Smart Contracts

2022 Wisconsin Law Review Forward 85 (2022), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 588
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Mar 2023
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Smart contracts, Blockchain technology, Corpus linguistics, Emerging technologies, Legal language, Legal terms, Technology, Standards, Law

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Access to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: A Case Study for Exploring the Legal and Societal Imperative to Expand the Civil Right to Counsel

17 University of the District of Columbia Law Review 131, Spring 2014
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Aug 2015
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Immigration, Access to Counsel, Civil Rights, Removal Proceedings

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Comment, International Governance of Domestic National Security Measures: The Forgotten Role of the World Trade Organization

UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, Vol. 14, p. 351, 2009
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Aug 2015
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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WTO, International Economic Law, National Security, Economic Sanctions, International Governance, International Law

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Naturalization Law, Immigration Flow and Policy

Vol. I, Perspectives on Immigration: History and Issues, 145-64 (LeMay, Ed., Praeger) 2013
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Sep 2015
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Immigration, Naturalization Law, Policy, History

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War Crimes Tribunals after Armed Conflict

THE ASHGATE COMPANION TO MILITARY ETHICS, pp. 359-369, James Turner Johnson & Eric D. Patterson, Eds., Ashgate Publishing, 2015
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 May 2015 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2015
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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War Crimes, Military Ethics, Humanitarian Law

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Immigration and the U.S. Liberal Welfare State: Why Mainstream Theories Fail to Explain Patterns of Immigration and Access to Political Mobilization

Vol. III, Perspectives on Immigration: History and Issues (LeMay, Ed., Praeger ABL-CIO, 2013)
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 01 Sep 2015
Laura Vinson and Carla Reyes
Lewis & Clark College and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Immigration, social welfare, policy, political mobilization

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Gender, Law and Detention Policy: Unexpected Effects on the Most Vulnerable Immigrants

25 Wis. J. Gender L. & Soc'y 301, 2010
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Aug 2015
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Unaccompanied Alien Child, Immigration, Detention, Removal Proceedings, Policy

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Note: The U.S. Discovery-EU Privacy Directive Conflict: Constructing a Three-Tiered Compliance Strategy

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law, Vol. 19, No. 357, 2009
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Aug 2015
Carla Reyes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Civil Procedure, EU Data Protection, Data Security

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Panel I: Blockchain and the Law

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Dec 2023
Nelson Rosario, Carla Reyes, Rachel Cannon and Richard Tall
Rosario Tech Law, LLC, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Independent and Independent
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blockchain, cryptocurrency, law, smart contracts, distributed ledger technology

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War Crimes

International and Transnational Crime and Justice, 2nd Edition, Mangai Natarajan, ed. 321 (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
Posted: 19 May 2025
Noah Weisbord and Carla Reyes
McGill University - Faculty of Law and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law

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Digital Assets Have Legal Significance If Recognized by Substantive Law

Posted: 30 Jul 2021
Carla Reyes, Andrea Tosato and Andrew Hinkes
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and New York University School of Law

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digital, asset, assets, digital assets, blockchain, blockchains, legal rights, technical, systems, socio-technical, substantive, law

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War Crimes

INTERNATIONAL CRIME AND JUSTICE, pp. 321-328, Mangai Natarajan, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2011 , Florida International University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-04
Posted: 01 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 28 May 2015
Noah Weisbord and Carla Reyes
Independent and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law

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International humanitarian law, war crimes, proscription, prescription, humanitarianism, patriotism, law, politics.