diff --git a/contracts/okp4-dataverse/src/registrar/mod.rs b/contracts/okp4-dataverse/src/registrar/mod.rs
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+pub mod credential;
+mod rdf;
+pub mod registry;
diff --git a/contracts/okp4-dataverse/src/registrar/registry.rs b/contracts/okp4-dataverse/src/registrar/registry.rs
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+use crate::registrar::credential::DataverseCredential;
+use crate::registrar::rdf::serialize;
+use crate::state::DATAVERSE;
+use crate::ContractError;
+use cosmwasm_std::{DepsMut, StdResult, Storage, WasmMsg};
+use okp4_cognitarium::msg::{
+    DataFormat, Node, SelectItem, SelectQuery, SimpleWhereCondition, TriplePattern, VarOrNode,
+    VarOrNodeOrLiteral, WhereCondition, IRI,
+};
+use okp4_cognitarium_client::CognitariumClient;
+
+/// ClaimRegistrar is the entity responsible to manage claims (i.e. submission and revocation) into
+/// the Dataverse, ensuring that any pre-condition criteria to an action is met, and any attached
+/// logic is properly executed.
+pub struct ClaimRegistrar {
+    triplestore: CognitariumClient,
+}
+
+impl ClaimRegistrar {
+    const RDF_DATA_FORMAT: DataFormat = DataFormat::NTriples;
+
+    pub fn try_new(storage: &dyn Storage) -> StdResult<Self> {
+        let dataverse = DATAVERSE.load(storage)?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            triplestore: CognitariumClient::new(dataverse.triplestore_address),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn submit_claim(
+        &self,
+        deps: &DepsMut<'_>,
+        credential: &DataverseCredential<'_>,
+    ) -> Result<WasmMsg, ContractError> {
+        let resp = self.triplestore.select(
+            deps.querier,
+            SelectQuery {
+                prefixes: vec![],
+                limit: Some(1u32),
+                select: vec![SelectItem::Variable("p".to_string())],
+                r#where: vec![WhereCondition::Simple(SimpleWhereCondition::TriplePattern(
+                    TriplePattern {
+                        subject: VarOrNode::Node(Node::NamedNode(IRI::Full(
+                            credential.id.to_string(),
+                        ))),
+                        predicate: VarOrNode::Variable("p".to_string()),
+                        object: VarOrNodeOrLiteral::Variable("o".to_string()),
+                    },
+                ))],
+            },
+        )?;
+
+        if !resp.results.bindings.is_empty() {
+            Err(ContractError::CredentialAlreadyExists(
+                credential.id.to_string(),
+            ))?;
+        }
+
+        self.triplestore
+            .insert_data(
+                Some(Self::RDF_DATA_FORMAT),
+                serialize(credential, (&Self::RDF_DATA_FORMAT).into())?,
+            )
+            .map_err(ContractError::from)
+    }
+}