Advanced Introduction to Law and Digital Technologies

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.


This book provides a pathway for understanding the law in relation to emerging digital technologies. Examining how rights, processes, institutions, and methods interact with emerging technologies, Urs Gasser and John Palfrey argue that digital innovation must evolve in step with legal advancements. They address the challenges posed by the interplay between law and technology, and present a framework for understanding and shaping law in the face of transformative changes in the digital field.


Key Features:

• Introduces relevant case studies from across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America
• Situates current debates on technological innovation and law in the context of legal history and philosophy
• Analyses different ways of regulating AI, blockchain technologies, quantum computing, and further technological advances

The Advanced Introduction to Law and Digital Technologies is an essential resource for scholars and students of technology law and policy, public international law, and information and media law. It is also beneficial to legal researchers and practitioners, as well as teachers of computer science policy and practice.

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