Technology, Innovation and Access to Justice
Dialogues on the Future of Law
Edited by Siddharth Peter de Souza, Maximilian Spohr
- Brings together leading judges, academics, practitioners, policy makers and educators from countries including India, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom South Africa and Nigeria
- Offers a dialogue between theory and practice by presenting practical and reflective essays on the nature of changes in the legal sector
- Analyses technological changes taking place in the legal sector, situates where these developments have taken place, who has brought it about and what impact has it had on society
While legal technology may bring efficiency and economy to business, where are the people in this process and what does it mean for their lives?
Foreword, Maurits Barendrecht (HiiL)
1. Introduction – Making Access to Justice Count: Debating the Future of LawSiddharth Peter de Souza (Humboldt University of Berlin) and Maximilian Spohr (Friedrich Naumann Foundation)
Part I: Mapping the Private Sector
2. How Can Law Firms Contribute to Access to Justice in an Age of Technology and Digitalisation? Pro Bono, Law Firm Innovation and Ideas for the Legal CommunityÖzgür Kahale (DLA Piper)
3. How Technology Is Changing the Nature of Work and Altering the Practice of LawSuzanna Kalendzhian (Legal Advice Middle East platform, UAE)
4. Future of Law – Increasing the Access to Justice through TechnologyOdunoluwa Longe (DIY Law, Nigeria)
5. The Future of Law: Technology, Innovation and Access to Justice in Legal Services around the WorldRoger Smith (London South Bank University/Legal Action Group 'JUSTICE')
Part II: Smart Government: Building Responsive Future-Ready Institutions
6. Automating Government Decision-making: Implications for the Rule of LawMonika Zalnieriute, Lyria Bennett Moses and George Williams (University of New South Wales)
7. Sustainable AI Development (SAID): On the Road to More Access to JusticeChristian Djeffal (HIIG, Berlin)
8. Digital Justice: Nice to Have But Hard to AchieveDory Reiling (Sen. Judge Amsterdam District Court, ret.)
9. Improving Access to Justice Through Social Media Service of Process In Germany: Thinking Outside The (In)boxCedric Vanleenhove (Ghent University/University of Liège)
Part III: Civil Society: Realizing the Implications of Technology Change
10. Gamified Digital Advocacy and the Future of LawGianluca Sgueo (NYU
Department Director at I-Com)
11. Communicating the Law: Thinking through Design, Visuals and Presentation of Legal ContentSiddharth Peter de Souza (Humboldt University of Berlin)
12. Digital Rights and Data ProtectionAlistair Alexander & Mira Suleimenova (Tactical Tech Collective)
13. Friend or foe?: Examining the Potential and Pitfalls of ICTs in Improving Access to Justice in Post-Conflict CountriesAstrid Wiik (University of Heidelberg)
Part IV: Reflecting on Legal Education in the Future
14. Elements of a Strategic Roadmap to Legal Education and Accreditation in the Digital EnvironmentAna Paula Camelo & Claudio Lucena (UCP Research Center for the Future of Law, Brazil)
15. Challenges and Opportunities: Engaging a Reluctant Profession in Its Own FutureAviva Rotenberg (Canadian Bar Association)
16. The Long and Short of It: How Legal Education Can Help Solve the Profession's Identity CrisisMaeve Lavelle (Neota Logic)
17. Teaching Law after the #feesmustfall Protests – How Technology Saved the Day at UWCAngelo Dube (University of South Africa)
This collection represents an invaluable contribution to our state of knowledge about developments in relation to digital justice. I would imagine that just about all of us would be better informed for reading it.
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