Law, Technology and Humans Vol 6(3) 2024 In recent years, there has been rapid change in the capacity of information and communications technology to supplement the skills of lawyers (‘lawtech’). Artificial intelligence (AI) may radically transform legal practice, the work of courts, and legal education. Law is increasingly…
Sustainable innovation: Intellectual property, technology transfer, and global public goods
The role of intellectual property rights in technology transfer to developing countries and least developed countries to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a major theme of a new international collection of writing on intellectual property rights and the SDGs. Professor Matthew Rimmer is one of…
Law, Technology and Humans journal in 2024
In 2024 the Law, Technology and Humans journal will begin publishing three issues per year instead of two. Papers are considered for publication at all times. Preference is given to research and scholarship that: Challenges and critically examines the promises and perils of emergent technologies; Engages with the futures…
Health Law in Australia – Fourth Edition
The Fourth Edition of Health Law in Australia was published recently. The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG (pictured, second from right) met with three of the editors (Professors Lindy Willmott, Ben White and Shih-Ning Then) and received the first copy of the book at the 2023 AABHL Conference,…
Law, Technology and Humans Volume 5 Issue 2
A new issue of Law, Technology and Humans has been published. Volume 5(2) includes articles from the symposium Regulatory Futures and Medical Devices: Where Next for Europe and the United Kingdom? The symposium in this issue of Law, Technology and Humans (curated by Muireann Quigley, Laura Downey and…
The Australian Journal of Law & Religion – Volume 3
Volume 3 of the Australian Journal of Law & Religion is now available. Volume 3 and all contributions can be downloaded for free as PDFs from the Australian Journal of Law & Religion website. About the Journal The Australian Journal of Law & Religion is the first peer-reviewed,…
Law, Technology and Humans journal celebrates International Open Access Week
This week (23-29 October) is Open Access Week – an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems. This year’s theme is ‘Community over Commercialisation’. This theme encourages a candid conversation about which approaches to open scholarship…
Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights – a new book by Dr Julia Duffy
A new book called Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights has been written by Dr Julia Duffy (pictured, above), Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) in the QUT Faculty of Business and Law. About the book Personhood, in liberal…
Law, Technology and Humans – Call for Papers
Law, Technology and Humans (ISSN 2652-4074) is an innovative open access, double blind reviewed journal dedicated to research and scholarship on the human and humanity of law and technology. Sponsored by the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Law, Technology and Humans is advised by a leading International Editorial…
New Issue | Law, Technology and Humans
A new issue of Law, Technology and Humans has been published. Volume 5(1) includes articles from the symposium Condition Critical. This symposium explores the heuristic and political potential of system breakdowns from empirical, theoretical and policy perspectives. This range of perspectives is also informed by the locations of…