“Code is Law” vs “Bankruptcy Law is Law”

当“代码即法律”碰上“破产法即法律”

The “Code is Law” meme is up against a formidable foe – The “Bankruptcy Law is Law” counter-meme.

“代码即法律”模因正在遭遇一个强大的敌人 - “破产法即法律”反模因。

The “Bankruptcy Law is Law” counter-meme has some strengths. The “Code is Law” meme has an inherent weakness.

As its inherent weakness, the “Code is Law” meme confidently mistakes code for law.

“破产法即法律”反模因占据优势，而“代码即法律”模因则有与生俱来的弱点。这个弱点，就是人们自信地把代码误解成了法律。

<aside> 💡 在较量中，“破产法即法律”反模因占据优势，因为“代码即法律”模因有着与生俱来的弱点。这个弱点，就是人们自信地把代码误解成了法律。

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Code is contracts, code is enforcement, but law is law.

代码可以是合约，可以是强制执行，但法律即法律，不可混为一谈。

<aside> 💡 代码可以是合约，可以是强制执行，但绝不是法律，不可混为一谈。

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The U.S. Bankruptcy Code is exceptionally powerful and provides debtors and the bankruptcy court with tools to challenge the “Code is Law” meme.

拥有强大权力的美国联邦破产法，赋予了债务人与破产法庭各种工具，去挑战“代码即法律”模因。

This post identifies one of those tools - the automatic stay.

本文将阐述其中一个工具 - 自动中止。

This posting only relates to the United States and no other jurisdiction and introduces some basic concepts. I will develop the analysis of this post in subsequent posts.

本文先介绍一些基本概念，请注意这些概念仅适用于美国的司法体系。然后我会在之后的文章中延伸分析这些概念。