1st Edition

Global Dialogues on Law and Technology Bridging Policy, Innovation, and Rights

Edited By Sweta Lakhani, Subhajit Basu Copyright 2026
186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores how technology today shapes every aspect of human life, from communication and commerce to governance and justice. Its rapid growth presents not only technical challenges but also profound legal and ethical dilemmas, such as: How do we safeguard privacy in a world of constant data collection? What kind of legal protection should exist for digital rights in the age of... Read more

Introduction: global dialogues on law and technology

Subhajit Basu and Sweta Lakhani

 

1. Transparency as the defining feature for developing risk assessment AI technology for border control

Jonida Milaj and Jeanne Pia Mifsud Bonnici

 

2. ChatGPT for good? Taking ‘beneficence’ seriously in the regulation of generative artificial intelligence

Krishna Deo Singh Chauhan

 

3. Patents in metaverse: an analysis of scope and challenges

Prajakta Kale

 

4. Contours of data protection in India: the consent dilemma

Aafreen Mitchelle Collaco

 

5. Standardised cookie banner: a solution to the cookie consent problem

Paarth Naithani

 

6. When it’s cute but also dark: critical analysis of FarmVille 3’s game design in the digital economy

Caroline Stockman, Anthony O'Connell and Emma Nottingham

 

7. Getting global cooperation right on internet governance: strategic roadmaps for the future

Miriam F. Weismann

 

8. Minimising unnecessary restrictions on cross-border data flows? Indonesia’s position and challenges post personal data protection act enactment

Faiz Rahman and Cora Kristin Mulyani

 

Biography

Sweta Lakhani is Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean (LLM Blended Programme) at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India. Her interdisciplinary research lies at the intersection of law, technology, and behavioural science, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies shape legal norms, regulatory frameworks, and human decision-making.

Subhajit Basu is Professor of Law and Technology at the University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Law, Computers & Technology. His research focuses on AI, big data, autonomous systems, online harms, privacy, and access to justice, with particular attention to the Global South.