Regulating the Use of AI in Civil Proceedings
Abstract
The paper addresses several current issues regarding the use of AI in civil justice. It starts from theoretical foundations and addresses the question of how we can define AI, what is the role of AI in today's civil justice system, and what challenges must be overcome when creating legal regulations. The starting point is the need for a clear regulatory framework for the use of Artificial Intelligence systems in civil justice. It presents several legislative techniques (rules granting and/or governing rights; rules establishing prohibitions; rules setting out conditions, requirements and/or obligations.) and the types of legal sources or forms of regulation that can be used in the process of legislation (self-regulation and codes of conduct; soft law; hard law). It also includes a comparative legal perspective (with Spanish and English examples).
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