The Future of Justice: AI, Big Data, the Environment and the Courts

Author: Sundaresh Menon; Anselmo Reyes
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509984398

Published In: September 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This open access book explores how courts and judges from common and civil law jurisdictions should address the following challenges that affect all of humanity – the ever-rapid development of AI and big data, the dangers of disinformation and misinformation, and the irreversible harmful effects of climate change.

The book is divided into 4 parts. Part I examines the impact of AI on judiciaries, in areas such as machine-generated evidence, access to justice and the ethical implications of AI. It features contributions from judges who have served in the Chinese, Indian and Singapore judiciaries. Part II delves into the topic of data protection and privacy in the era of big data and AI, focusing on the legal and regulatory issues relating to the processing of data. Part III addresses truth decay and the courts' role in ascertaining facts in an uncertain world. Part IV explores climate change litigation in various domestic courts around the world and the approaches and techniques that have been taken to address this dynamic and challenging area of the law.

This book is primarily for judges: how should they approach these topics when raised in their courts? What capacity-building is necessary for judges to stay current? Should judiciaries play a role, or is it solely or primarily the government's responsibility to formulate the relevant policies and laws? To what extent can and should impartial judges be proactive on these issues?

The book is, however, also addressed to legal academics, law students, and laypersons interested in the implications of these significant challenges on the integrity of our justice systems: how should our civil justice systems respond?

Introduction, Sundaresh Menon (Supreme Court, Singapore)

Part I: Artificial Intelligence

1. Introduction, Anselmo Reyes (Singapore International Commercial Court) and Adrian Mak (Kabushiki Kaisha Anselmo Reyes, Japan)

2. Artificial Intelligence in the Administration of Justice, Dirk Hartung (Singapore Management University)

3. Evidence Generated by Machine Learning: Opportunities and Problems, Jacob Turner (Fountain Court Chambers, UK)

4. The Chinese Practice of Empowering the Judiciary by Using Artificial Intelligence, Du Weike and Gao Xiaoli (Supreme People's Court, China)

5. Practical Considerations on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, Hri Kumar Nair (Supreme Court, Singapore)

6. Ethical Considerations and Implications of Using AI in Justice Systems, Dhananjaya Chandrachud (Supreme Court, India)

7. Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Endeavour, Sundaresh Menon (Supreme Court, Singapore)

Part II: Data Protection and Privacy

8. Introduction, Matthew Palmer (Court of Appeal, New Zealand)

9. Data Protection and Privacy in the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Era, Godfrey Lam (Court of Appeal, Hong Kong)

10. Processing Data in the Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence Systems, Yeong Zee Kin (Singapore Academy of Law)

Part III: Truth Decay

11. Introduction, Philip Jeyaretnam and David Neuberger (Singapore International Commercial Court)

12. Ascertaining Facts in an Uncertain World: The Role of the Courts, David Goddard (Court of Appeal, New Zealand)

13. Truth Decay and its Implications for the Judiciary: An Australian Perspective, Andrew Bell (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia)

Part IV: Climate Change

14. Introduction, Andrew Bell (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia), Nallini Pathmanathan (Federal Court, Malaysia) and Goh Yihan (Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore)

15. Climate Change and Legal Responsibility, James Allsop (Singapore International Commercial Court)

16. A Sentinel's Toil in Climate Action: Significance of the Judicial Role (with Emphasis on the Role of the Indian Supreme Court), Arjan Sikri (Singapore International Commercial Court)

Conclusion, Sundaresh Menon (Supreme Court, Singapore), Nallini Pathmanathan (Federal Court, Malaysia) and Anselmo Reyes (Singapore International Commercial Court)