The Jurat Protocol
Legally Enforceable Blockchain Infrastructure
Jurat is a decentralized protocol that provides tools for legal enforcement, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance across EVM-compatible blockchains. With Jurat, Web3 projects can access court-backed legal enforcement and authentication of legal documents and rulings, using a suite of smart contracts and oracle integrations tailored for compliance
How It Works
Through our Judicial Manager UI users submit pre-court freeze requests and monitor Jurat Litigation Codes (JLCs) generated from legal rulings
Opt-in contracts allow Web3 projects to comply with court orders for asset freezing, fraud reversal, and regulated governance
The Jurat Oracle network fetches and executes legal orders from official sources like PACER and Odyssey, acting as a witness rather than a validator
Use our decentralized arbitration system where small claims disputes, governance challenges, and enforcement requests require economic accountability via escrowed bonds
The Jurat protocol is the first step in enabling legally enforceable blockchain ecosystems—built for developers, institutions, and decentralized communities alike
The Jurat Protocol in 4 Steps
Generate ID
Use our UI to generate a Jurat Litigation Code (JLC). This unique code describes a specific state change to be made on the blockchain ledger such as a coin transaction or a smart contract call.
File a Lawsuit
The user can then file a lawsuit and give the JLC to the judge. If the judge agrees that the state change should be made, she simply includes the ID in her written opinion and dockets it as usual.
Docket Connect
Judicial witness nodes access the court’s docket and can recognize the JLC when it appears in a court order. The nodes know that the judge has ruled and understand the state change the judge has ordered.
Execute Orders
The blockchain or a smart contract can then execute the judge’s order via a new transaction on-chain. The process runs automatically, without introducing any intermediary or any centralized point of control.
Why It Matters
Protect Against Fraud: Courts can freeze or reverse illicit transactions while maintaining decentralization
Enable Regulated Web3 Adoption: Institutions and compliance-sensitive projects can confidently operate in DeFi and tokenized finance
Secure DAO Governance: Legally enforceable votes and governance actions reduce the risk of bad actors
Arbitration for Web3: KYC-verified arbitrators handle small claims and disputes, issuing on-chain rulings
Blockchain's Solution for Legal Enforcement
Fully Decentralized
Jurat enables legal compliance on the blockchain without giving keys to government officials and without introducing intermediaries into the execution process - not even lawyers or law enforcement officials.
True to Protocol
By interfacing with courts at the node level, Jurat preserves the rules and protocols of each blockchain. The network nodes continue to perform their same rigorous consensus process, while users keep their anonymity and private keys.
Antifragile
We retain blockchain security through consensus at the system level and can correct hacks at the individual user level. Each time Jurat helps a user recover stolen assets, the criminals' incentive to strike again is lessened.
At a glance
Jurat enables the processing, freezing, and reversal of cryptocurrency payments via court orders—supporting DeFi platforms, trading systems, and asset recovery use cases
Jurat provides modular enforcement smart contracts that projects can opt into, offering functionalities such as court-ordered asset freezes, transaction reversals, and legally enforceable DAO governance mechanisms
Through integrations with court systems and scrapers like PACER/Odyssey, Jurat authenticates legal documents, rulings, and affidavits, ensuring traceability of legal events to blockchain activity
The Jurat Judicial Manager UI is a web-based dApp that allows users, courts, and arbitration partners to generate and manage Jurat Litigation Codes (JLCs) for on-chain legal action
Jurat offers enforcement mechanisms for regulators and legal professionals to ensure that decentralized systems adhere to legal frameworks without compromising decentralization
Jurat's enforcement smart contracts and bond escrow system manage temporary custody or freezing of digital assets pending court or arbitration outcomes
