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Technology, Innovation and Access to Justice
Future Law
Series Editors
Burkhard Schafer, Professor of Computational Legal Theory,
University of Edinburgh
Edina Harbinja, Senior Lecturer in Media/Privacy Law, Aston University
Books in the series are critical and topic-led, reflecting the global
jurisdiction of technology and culture interacting with law. Each title
responds to cutting-edge debates in the field where technology interacts
with culture to challenge the ability of law to react to frequently
unprecedented scenarios.
Available or forthcoming titles
Buying Your Self on the Internet: Wrap Contracts and Personal Genomics
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Future Law: Emerging Technology, Regulation and Ethics
Lilian Edwards, Burkhard Schafer and Edina Harbinja (eds)
Technology, Innovation and Access to Justice:
Dialogues on the Future of Law
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Technology, Innovation and
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Contents
List of Contributors viii
List of Figures and Tables x
Table of Cases xi
Table of Legislation xii
Acknowledgements xiii
Foreword xiv
Maurits Barendrecht
1 Introduction. Making Access to Justice Count: Debating the
Future of Law 1
Siddharth Peter de Souza and Maximilian Spohr
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 Community 19
Özgür Kahale
3 How Technology is Changing the Nature of Work and Altering
the Practice of Law 32
Suzanna Kalendzhian
4 Future of Law – Increasing Access to Justice through
Technology 54
Odunoluwa Longe
vi | contents
5 The Future of Law: Technology, Innovation and Access to Justice
in Legal Services Around the World 69
Roger Smith
Part II: Smart Government: Building Responsive Future Ready
Institutions
6 Automating Government Decision-making: Implications for the
Rule of Law 91
Monika Zalnieriute, Lyria Bennett Moses and George Williams
7 Sustainable AI Development (SAID): On the Road to More
Access to Justice 112
Christian Djeffal
8 Digital Justice: Nice to Have but Hard to Achieve 131
Dory Reiling
9 Improving Access to Justice Through Social Media Service of
Process in Germany: Thinking Outside the (In)Box 144
Cedric Vanleenhove
Part III: Civil Society: Realising the Implications of Technology
Change
10 Gamified Digital Advocacy and the Future of Law 161
Gianluca Sgueo
11 Communicating the Law: Thinking through Design, Visuals and
Presentation of Legal Content 180
Siddharth Peter de Souza
12 Digital Rights, Design and Data Protection 192
Alistair Alexander and Mira Suleimenova
13 Friend or Foe? Examining the Potential and Pitfalls of ICTs in
Improving Access to Justice in Post-conflict Countries 208
Astrid Wiik
Part IV: Reflecting on Legal Education in the Future
14 Elements of a Strategic Roadmap to Legal Education and
Accreditation in the Digital Environment 229
Ana Paula Camelo and Cláudio Lucena
15 Challenges and Opportunities: Engaging a Reluctant Profession
in Its Own Future 250
Aviva Rotenberg
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16 The Long and Short of It: How Legal Education can Help Solve
the Profession’s Identity Crisis 267
Maeve Lavelle
17 Teaching Law After the #feesmustfall Protests – How
Technology Saved the Day at University of the Western Cape 282
Angelo Dube
Index 296
Contributors
Alistair Alexander was project lead for The Glass Room at Tactical Tech July
2016–May 2020. He now works with companies and organisations around
the world on data, privacy, technology and sustainability.
Maurits Barendrecht Research Director Hague Institute for Innovation of
Law; Professor of Innovation of Justice Systems, Tilburg University
Ana Paula Camelo Researcher and Project Manager, Center for Education
and Research on Innovation, Getulio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo Law
School
Siddharth Peter de Souza PhD Candidate, Humboldt University of Berlin;
Founder of Justice Adda
Christian Djeffal Assistant Professor for Law, Science and Technology,
Technical University of Munich
Angelo Dube Associate Professor of International Law, Department of
Public, Constitutional and International Law, College of Law, University of
South Africa
Özgür Kahale Director of Pro Bono for Europe, DLA Piper
Suzanna Kalendzhian Co-founder and CEO of Legal Advice Middle
East
Odunoluwa Longe Co-founder and Lead Counsel at The Longe Practice;
Co-founder of DIYlaw; Regional Head, West Africa–Justice Accelerator,
Hague Institute for the Innovation of Law
Maeve Lavelle Data Analyst, Thriva
Cláudio Lucena Head of the International Office and Professor of Law,
Paraíba State University; Advisor, INOVATEC; Researcher, Foundation for
Science and Technology in Portugal
Lyria Bennett Moses Director, Allens Hub for Technology, Law and
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Innovation; Professor, Faculty of Law and Justice, University New South
Wales Sydney
Dory Reiling Independent Court Reform and IT Expert; Former Senior
Judge
Aviva Rotenberg Director Strategic Initiatives (National), Canadian Bar
Association
Roger Smith OBE Visiting Professor, London South Bank University;
Honorary Professor, University of Kent
Gianluca Sgueo Research Associate, Center for Social Studies of the
University of Coimbra; Global Media Seminar Professor, New York
University (Florence); Policy Analyst, European Parliament
Maximilian Spohr Legal and Policy Advisor, Friedrich Naumann Foundation
for Freedom in Berlin
Mira Suleimenova International Lawyer
Cedric Vanleenhove Post-Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law and
Criminology, Ghent University; Professor, HEC Management School,
University of Liège
Astrid Wiik Post-Doctoral Researcher (Habilitand), Institute for
Constitutional Law, Constitutional Studies and Philosophy of Law, Faculty
of Law, Heidelberg University
George Williams AO Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Planning and Assurance;
Anthony Mason Professor and Scientia Professor, Faculty of Law and Justice,
University New South Wales Sydney
Monika Zalnieriute Senior Lecturer and Australian Research Council
DECRA Fellow, Faculty of Law and Justice, University New South Wales
Sydney
