114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
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Placing contemporary technological developments in their historical context, this book argues for the importance of law in their regulation.
Technological developments are focused upon overcoming physical and human constraints. There are no normative constraints inherent in the quest for ongoing and future technological development. In contrast, law proffers an essential normative constraint.... Read more
1. Stories of Technology: The Role of Legal Thinking in Shaping Techno-Legal Worlds 2. Historical examples of law and technology: civil law, criminal law, slavery and colonialism 3. Balance of power and pushing back through the rule of law 4. Big Tech, The Corporate Form, and Self-Regulation 5. Critical Legal Theory and Encountering Bias in Tech
Biography
Penny Crofts is Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney.
Honni van Rijswijk is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney.
