Law, technology and dispute resolution : privatisation of coercion / Riikka Koulu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koulu, Riikka, author.

Series:

Law, science and society.

Law, science and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dispute resolution (Law).

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Law, Technology and Dispute Resolution

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Taylor & Francis, [2019]

Summary:

The use of new information and communication technologies both inside the courts and in private online dispute resolution services is quickly changing everyday conflict management. However, the implications of the increasingly disruptive role of technology in dispute resolution remain largely undiscussed. In this book, assistant professor of law and digitalisation Riikka Koulu examines the multifaceted phenomenon of dispute resolution technology, focusing specifically on private enforcement, which modern technology enables on an unforeseen scale. The increase in private enforcement confounds legal structures and challenges the nation-state's monopoly on violence. And, in this respect, the author argues that the technology-driven privatisation of enforcement - from direct enforcement of e-commerce platforms to self-executing smart contracts in the blockchain - brings the ethics of law's coercive nature out into the open. This development constitutes a new, and dangerous, grey area of conflict management, which calls for transparency and public debate on the ethical implications of dispute resolution technology.

Contents:

Theoretical implications of dispute resolution technology

Three quests for justification : sovereignty, contract and access to justice

New ways forward?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-211) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version of record.

ISBN:

9781351370394

1351370391

9781351370400

1351370405

9781315149479

1315149478

OCLC:

1378934672

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315149479