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Laws of USA and pretty much every other country reject the notion that "everything is ruled by smart contracts" and assert that legally, as far as their jurisdiction reaches, their law is the deciding factor. Contracts have their basis in contract law. You certainly can write a paper contract which "allows" some illegal behavior, and executing such a contract would be illegal, no matter what the contract says. The same applies for a "smart" contract.

> What makes hacking illegal?

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030

US Law makes hacking illegal

Whatever a judge decides is illegal is illegal.