Artificial Intelligence and the Law

By Letlhokwa George Mpedi and Tshilidzi Marwala

Book Overview

This textbook offers a starting point for the education of attorneys and other legal professionals about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the law, as well as a forum for discussing artificial intelligence's legal and ethical concerns. Intended for classroom use, this book will help students, legal professionals and policymakers alike. AI is swiftly transforming the world, including the legal system. Legal applications to areas such as ethics, human rights, climate change, labor law, health, social protection, inequality, lethal autonomous weapons, the criminal justice system and autonomous vehicles, contract drafting, legal investigation, criminal analysis and evidence investigation, utilize AI. As AI becomes more sophisticated, its impact on the law will likely increase.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9819728290
• ISBN13: 9789819728299
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages