Lawyers play a crucial role in reducing inequalities, since they have a direct impact on the quality of justice and of democracy. However, the expertise that are part of the baggage of each lawyer are no longer enough to meet the goals posed by the 2030 Agenda. The digital age represents a turning point: today, more than ever, the expertise that have been pivotal in ensuring the cohesion, reliability, impartiality, and durability of the governance of the justice systems are put under deep pressure by the recurrent waves of technological innovations. There is a need of new expertise, different from the strictly legal ones, such as related to e-justice, cyberjustice, and artificial intelligence, which are not included in most of the legal education curriculums. This paper will present the first results of an exploratory project, which aims to map degree and non-degree courses on these topics, dedicated to lawyers both in the global north and south. The study is based on two assumptions: on the one hand, these new expertise can promote the lawyers' empowerment and their capacity to contribute to the governance of justice and, on the other, the diffusion of a set of common standards on legal education and training would be a big step towards overcoming barriers, to ensure equal access to law and justice for all.
Verzelloni, L. (2022). Lawyering in the digital age. Towards a new agenda for legal education and training?. Intervento presentato a: Global meeting on Law and Society, Law and Society Association (LSA), ISCTE, Lisbona, Portogallo.
Lawyering in the digital age. Towards a new agenda for legal education and training?
Verzelloni, L
2022
Abstract
Lawyers play a crucial role in reducing inequalities, since they have a direct impact on the quality of justice and of democracy. However, the expertise that are part of the baggage of each lawyer are no longer enough to meet the goals posed by the 2030 Agenda. The digital age represents a turning point: today, more than ever, the expertise that have been pivotal in ensuring the cohesion, reliability, impartiality, and durability of the governance of the justice systems are put under deep pressure by the recurrent waves of technological innovations. There is a need of new expertise, different from the strictly legal ones, such as related to e-justice, cyberjustice, and artificial intelligence, which are not included in most of the legal education curriculums. This paper will present the first results of an exploratory project, which aims to map degree and non-degree courses on these topics, dedicated to lawyers both in the global north and south. The study is based on two assumptions: on the one hand, these new expertise can promote the lawyers' empowerment and their capacity to contribute to the governance of justice and, on the other, the diffusion of a set of common standards on legal education and training would be a big step towards overcoming barriers, to ensure equal access to law and justice for all.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.