Law and Technology
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This poster explains how social media affects the justice system, noting that it can improve public access and transparency but also spread misinformation, fuel “trial by social media,” and disrupt fair trials by influencing jurors.
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This video shows how technology is reshaping the justice system, noting that it can reduce costs, improve efficiency and make court processes less stressful, while also creating risks such as the spread of harmful content and the ease of fabricating documents.
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This PowerPoint, presented at the LSA Conference 2026, outlines how technology is reshaping the justice system and influencing key rule‑of‑law principles. It highlights impacts of digital surveillance, virtual courts, electronic monitoring and automated decision‑making, showing how technological tools can improve efficiency and access while also creating new risks for privacy, equality and the presumption of innocence.
Poster: Impacts of Social media on the Justice System
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This PowerPoint, presented at the LSA Conference 2026, outlines how technology is reshaping the justice system and influencing key rule‑of‑law principles. It highlights impacts of digital surveillance, virtual courts, electronic monitoring and automated decision‑making, showing how technological tools can improve efficiency and access while also creating new risks for privacy, equality and the presumption of innocence.
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This case noteoutlines how media can support or undermine justice, showing that reporting can enhance scrutiny and public awareness while also creating risks to fairness, impartiality and the presumption of innocence. Through case studies such as Witness J, Trace, The Teacher’s Pet, Singh, Dawson and Lehrmann, it illustrates how media coverage can inform, influence or distort legal processes and outcomes.
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