1st Edition

Law, Technology and Dispute Resolution The Privatisation of Coercion

By Riikka Koulu Copyright 2019
228 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The use of new information and communication technologies both inside the courts and in private online dispute resolution services is quickly changing everyday conflict management. However, the implications of the increasingly disruptive role of technology in dispute resolution remain largely undiscussed. In this book, assistant professor of law and digitalisation Riikka Koulu examines the... Read more

Table of contents



PART I



THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION TECHNOLOGY





Chapter 1 Introduction





 



Chapter 2 Understanding Law and Technology





 



Chapter 3 Emerging Crisis





PART II: THREE QUESTS FOR JUSTIFICATION: SOVEREIGNTY, CONTRACT AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE





Chapter 4 Heading towards Justification





 



Chapter 5 Sovereignty and State Agenda





Chapter 6 Consent and Private Autonomy





 



Chapter 7 Access to Justice





PART III: NEW WAYS FORWARD?





 



Chapter 8 New Bases for Justification





Chapter 9 Conclusions





Bibliography





Index



Biography

Dr. Riikka Koulu (LL.D. trained on the bench) is an assistant professor (tenure track) on law and digitalisation based in the University of Helsinki. She also leads the University of Helsinki Legal Tech Lab, an interdisciplinary law and technology hub at the Faculty of Law. Koulu's research interests include legal automation, distributed ledger technologies and legal analytics a well as algorithmic fairness and ethical implications of legal technology.