Demystifying Legal Reform and Digital Trade

Demystifying Legal Reform for Digitalised Trade, authored by Theodora A Christou — the first published report from iC4DTI in partnership with CASTL — sets out a practical framework for modernising trade law for the digital era. Drawing on comparative analysis of four worked examples (the UK, Singapore, France and the ADGM), and on decades of practitioner experience, the report argues that the right level for legal reform is the framework as a whole, not the individual instrument. It offers a diagnostic approach that maps national frameworks against the full UNCITRAL family, identifies gaps, and shows how jurisdictions can tailor reform to their own legal tradition and level of digital maturity. Essential reading for policymakers, legislators and industry stakeholders working on cross-border trade digitalisation.