Luca Belli and Chris Marsden review the long history of developments, and the latest position, on net neutrality in Europe, amid some hopeful signs. This article complements Chris Marsden’s presentation at the SCL Tech Law Futures Conference in November…
The recent publication of an academic study’s findings on the use of AI to predict human rights case outcomes has garnered a great deal of media attention. SCL President Richard Susskind has added to the understanding of the issues that arise in an interview on BBC World….
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Professor Richard Susskind’s ground-breaking book, The Future of Law, is now 20 years old. How have the radical predictions he made in that book fared? The SCL Annual Lecture, presented on Thursday 6 October was his chance to let us know and David Chaplin here attempts to summarise Richard’s conclusions….
John McKinlay looks forward to a journey involving learning to code…
Heike Felzmann and Rónán Kennedy address many of the issues surrounding the use of algorithms to assess mental health from public social media contributions, including some legal and ethical concerns…
John Danaher introduces our focus on algorithms in legal and governmental decision-making and explains some of the basic problems. You can find further linked articles in the side-panel….
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If algorithmic government does ever achieve its full potential, John Morison offers an intimidating insight into the world we might see…
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This piece from Rebecca Keating was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
David Chaplin reflects his personal reaction to the IFCLA Conference 2016 and reports on the many varied sessions…
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Catherine Erkelens and Thomas Van Gremberghe cover some considerations in the interaction between the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation…