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The study has identified several difficulties in effectively implementing artificial inteligence (AI) techniques in judicial proceedings. The approval of regulations, such as Spain's Royal Decree-Law 6/2023, is insufficient for Judges and legal professionals to use these technologies effectively. Several reasons...

Computational law has its limits—whether these come from the very nature of the law itself or from technical limitations. By reviewing these limits, two conclusions become clear: That interdisciplinary solutions are a must, and that only a subset of law...

The implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in work is increasingly common across industries and professions. This study explores professional discourse around perceptions and use of intelligent technologies in the legal industry. Drawing on institutional theory, we conducted 30 semi-structured interviews...

Researchers and practitioners in the fairness community have highlighted the ethical and legal challenges of using biased datasets in data-driven systems, with algorithmic bias being a major concern. Despite the rapidly growing body of literature on fairness in algorithmic decision-making,...

The widespread adoption of AI-powered business analytics applications has revolutionized decision-making, yet it has also introduced significant challenges related to algorithmic bias, data ethics, and governance. As organizations increasingly rely on machine learning and big data analytics for customer profiling,...

The rapid evolution of financial technology, especially the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), is reshaping the financial sector in Africa. This paper comprehensively reviews the rise, implications, and future prospects of AI-driven financial services in Africa. This study aimed to...

Acknowledgement of History The Virginia Law Review, established in 1913, has enjoyed a reputation of publishing leading scholarship—pieces that have changed laws, been cited in Supreme Court opinions, and spotlighted the ideas of both prominent scholars and emerging voices. The...

Boundary-conforming coordinate transformations are used widely to map a flow region onto a computational space in which a finite-difference solution to the differential flow conservation laws is carried out. This method entails difficulties with maintenance of global conservation and with...

Immediately following his inauguration, President Trump declared a national energy emergency in the United States. While the contours and implications of this declaration remain uncertain, the order’s stated purpose is to advance the President’s domestic energy policy agenda by promoting...

Introduction In the twenty-first-century United States, patents—government grants of exclusive rights to the originator of a new and useful invention—are part of the politics of the border.[1] Patents are relevant to the U.S. border in at least three ways. First,...

As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, so does an info-demic of dangerous misinformation threatening public health. UN Secretary-General António Guterres characterized this misinfo-demic as a “secondary disease” that needlessly threatens public health, observing that “[h]armful health advice and...

“Hard cases make bad law” is one of the most famous aphorisms in Anglo-American law. Its insight is that when strict application of a generally sound law would impose a special hardship on someone, a court may be tempted to...

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Municipalities increasingly rely on nonpolice public safety experts—from substance abuse counselors and mental health interventionists to homeless outreach teams and violence interrupters—to address safety issues once solely within the purview of armed police. These “alternate responders” aim to resolve public...

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Abstract: This chapter examines the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in business law, focusing on the regulatory, ethical, and governance challenges it presents. As AI applications in legal processes grow—ranging from compliance automation and contract management to risk assessment...

Vanderbilt Law School's Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics is unlike any other. Dual-degree students pursue a J.D. and a Ph.D. concurrently in a fully integrated curriculum that combines economic theory and methodology with the study of law. The program...

The foundations of the administrative state are being reshaped, both by the continuing transformations of administrative law doctrine by the courts and by the ambitions for restructuring the executive branch among the current presidential administration. But at the same time,...

Nearly sixty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), racial segregation, housing discrimination, and consequent disparities in health and opportunity stubbornly persist. Yet the Department of Housing and Urban Development has made limited use of the FHA’s...

This note explores the current state of and perspectives on the legal qualification of artificial intelligence (AI) outputs in Ukrainian copyright. The possible legal protection for AI-generated objects by granting sui generis intellectual property rights will be examined. As will...

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For a document that is usually found behind glass casing in museums and galleries, many have taken advantage of the ability to carry it in their purse, wallet—or better yet—their pocket. The US Constitution is one of the oldest and...

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Introduction The two police officers arrive at the defendant’s home in southeast Houston at 11:00 p.m. to serve a warrant for burglary. Because the defendant lives in a high-crime area, the officers are wearing body armor and have their badges...