The Future of Justice : AI, Big Data, the Environment and the Courts

This open access book explores how courts and judges from common and civil law jurisdictions should address the following challenges that affect all of humanity - the ever-rapid development of AI and big data, the dangers of disinformation and misinformation, and the irreversible harmful effects of climate change. The book is divided into 4 parts. Part I examines the impact of AI on judiciaries, in areas such as machine-generated evidence, access to justice and the ethical implications of AI.It features contributions from judges who have served in the Chinese, Indian and Singapore judiciaries.Part II delves into the topic of data protection and privacy in the era of big data and AI, focusing on the legal and regulatory issues relating to the processing of data.Part III addresses truth decay and the courts' role in ascertaining facts in an uncertain world.Part IV explores climate change litigation in various domestic courts around the world and the approaches and techniques that have be