Digital Arbitration Is a New Way of Dispute Resolution for the Unified Digital Space of the EAEU:Political, Philosophical and Legal Aspect

The article discusses the theoretical legal foun-dations of a new type of arbitration –digital arbitration (or blockchain arbitration). The author formulated the concept of digital arbitration and analyzed the differences between digi-tal arbitration and traditional arbitration from the point of view of theories about the legal nature of arbitration. In par-ticular, the author believes that the term digital arbitration (blockchain arbitration) is used in three meanings. Firstly, the term digital arbitration refers to a way to protect the rights arising from smart contracts. This method is considered as an alternative to those methods that imply the need to seek judi-cial protection from the State or traditional arbitration. Sec-ondly, digital arbitration refers to the body that organizes the digital trial of a legal dispute. And, thirdly, this concept de-notes an artificial intelligence agent (robot), which considered the dispute submitted for its resolution. The author believes that due to its features, digital arbitration can be recommend-ed as an alternative way to resolve disputes in the digital space of the EAEU