Law, Technology and Dispute Resolution

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.

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.

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