The Future of Law

Autorentext

Richard Susskind CBE KC (HON) is widely recognized as the world's leading authority on the future of law and legal technology. In the mid-1980s, he wrote his doctorate on law and artificial intelligence at Balliol College Oxford, and went on to co-develop the world's first full-scale AI system for lawyers. From 1998 to 2023, he served as Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. He is President of the Society for Computers and Law. He is the author of eleven books and his work has been translated into 25 languages. Professor Susskind is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the British Computer Society, and he has received three national honours: CBE, OBE, and KC (Hon).

Klappentext

The Future of Law: Reflections and Predictions marks the 30th anniversary of Richard Susskind's seminal work on the transformation of legal and court services. First published in 1996, the original edition argued that technology would fundamentally reshape legal practice and the administration of justice, an idea that many lawyers at the time dismissed. Three decades on, with artificial intelligence now advancing at a remarkable speed, many of those predictions have become reality. This anniversary edition reproduces the original text in full and unaltered form, offering readers a rare opportunity to revisit the foundations of modern thinking about law and legal technology. Alongside the classic chapters, Susskind provides new commentary for each, reflecting on what was argued 30 years ago, assessing how these ideas have endured, and considering their implications for the years ahead. In addition to looking back, the book offers an entirely new restatement of Susskind's current views on the future of law, with particular focus on the likely impact of AI on legal work, legal institutions, and access to justice. It situates contemporary developments in a broader historical context, helping readers understand how the legal world has advanced, and how profoundly it may yet change. Clear, authoritative, and forward-looking, The Future of Law: Reflections and Predictions is essential reading for practitioners, judges, policymakers, technologists, academics, and anyone interested in the evolving relationship between law and digital technology.

Inhalt

• Introduction
• PART ONE. THE THEORY
• 1: A Law Unto Itself
• 2: The Advance of IT
• 3: Law as Information
• PART TWO. THE TECHNOLOGIES
• 4: Enabling Techniques
• 5: Leading Applications
• PART THREE. THE PRACTICALITIES
• 6: Case-Studies
• 7: Critical Success Factors
• PART FOUR. THE VISION
• 8: Law's Future