Equity’s Exile: Party Autonomy in Blockchain Arbitration — Part II

In Part I of this article, we traced the structural shift from human judgment to code-based arbitration, identifying a fundamental displacement of equity in systems like Kleros and emerging AI models. Part II takes up the mantle by analyzing the “consent paradox” that emerges when party autonomy is exercised within such rigid frameworks. Finally, it moves beyond critique to propose hybrid, design-based mechanisms for reintroducing equity into the automated landscape.