From a Panacea to a Panopticon: The Use and Misuse of Technology in the Regulation of Judges

This Article reveals the untold story of Legal-Net, Israel’s cloud-based judicial management system. While scholarly attention has thus far focused on the narrow question of the impact technology may have on judicial decision-making or on efficiency, little has been written on the manner in which te...

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Main Author: Balaban, Shlomi (Author)
Contributors: Sagy, Yair ; Reichman, Amnon
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2020
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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