Artificial Justice explores the growing intersection between artificial intelligence, law and the criminal justice system.
AI is developing at a pace that presents both significant opportunities and difficult questions for lawyers, courts and the wider justice system. From disclosure and case preparation to legal research, advocacy and judicial decision-making, new technologies have the potential to change how criminal justice is delivered — but not without risks.
Artificial Justice examines these developments with a particular focus on criminal law and the courts of England and Wales. Topics include the use of generative AI by lawyers, the regulation of legal AI, technological solutions to court delays and inefficiency, AI-assisted evidence and disclosure, professional ethics, access to justice, and the implications of increasingly automated decision-making.
The aim is to make emerging research, policy developments and debates accessible while approaching them critically. Rather than assuming that AI is either the solution to the justice system’s problems or a threat to be resisted, Artificial Justice asks where technology can genuinely improve the administration of justice, where its limitations lie, and what safeguards are required.
Articles will draw on academic research, legislation, case law, government and judicial publications, professional guidance and developments within the legal technology sector, alongside commentary on the wider direction of criminal justice reform.
Artificial Justice is ultimately about a simple question: how can we use increasingly powerful technology without losing sight of what justice is supposed to achieve?
Artificial Justice is an independent publication. Articles are for discussion and educational purposes and do not constitute legal advice.
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