Well this is what the smart contract / Ethereum folks are setting out to do. I think they will soon run into the fact that the function of the legal system is n

Well this is what the smart contract / Ethereum folks are setting out to do. I think they will soon run into the fact that the function of the legal system is not to run through some obfuscated flow chart but to identify edge cases and resolve them by debating the original intent of the law. This is what happened during the DAO hack when they had to fork the chain because everyone agreed thats not what was supposed to happen.