Law, Technology and Dispute Resolution - The Privatisation of Coercion

The book examines the multifaceted phenomenon of dispute resolution technology. Focusing on increasing private enforcement, and their challenge of the nation-state's monopoly on violence, Koulu argues that privatizing enforcement brings the inherent violence of law to light, constituting a dangerous grey area of conflict management.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

The book examines the multifaceted phenomenon of dispute resolution technology. Focusing on increasing private enforcement, and their challenge of the nation-state’s monopoly on violence, Koulu argues that privatizing enforcement brings the inherent violence of law to light, constituting a dangerous grey area of conflict management.

Product details

• Authors: Riikka Koulu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367665234
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66523-4
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Law, Science and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Sociology, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General, LAW / General, Society & culture: general, LAW / Commercial / General, LAW / Science & Technology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Law, LAW / Computer & Internet, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Commerce, computer science, LAW / Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial law, Technology: general issues, environmental science, engineering & technology, E-commerce: business aspects, Research & development management, Jurisprudence & general issues, Social Law, Legal aspects of IT, Production & quality control management, IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations, IT & Communications law