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Editorial

Laws and Emerging Technologies

Faculty of Law, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Av. de la Paz, 137, 26006 Logroño, Spain
Submission received: 2 June 2021 / Accepted: 3 June 2021 / Published: 7 June 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Laws and Emerging Technologies)

Abstract

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New technologies and so-called communication and information technologies are transforming our society, the way in which we relate to each other, and the way we understand the world. By a wider extension, they are also influencing the world of law. That is why technologies will have a huge impact on society in the coming years and will bring new challenges and legal challenges to the legal sector worldwide. On the other hand, the new communications era also brings many new legal issues such as those derived from e-commerce and payment services, intellectual property, or the problems derived from the use of new technologies by young people. This will undoubtedly affect the development, evolution, and understanding of law. This Special Issue has become this window into the new challenges of law in relation to new technologies.

1. Introduction

The emergence of new technologies of knowledge in all fields, their dissemination, and their application for social or economic benefit are essential activities for the progress of society worldwide. Its development has been essential for international economic and social convergence. However, the regulation and legal implications of these new technologies need to be addressed in the legal systems of every country. Therefore, in order to regulate the basic conditions that guarantee the equality and rights of individuals, legal systems should pay special attention to the legal challenges that new technologies can present. This includes, for example, blockchain technology in the future of contracts, big data, and the protection of personal data; the emergence of electric scooters as a new form of urban mobility; or even the fact that dependence on new technologies can affect one’s personal life, where one seeks the right to disconnect digitally, and even the right to be forgotten.
This Special Issue aims to provide new legal advances in connection with new technologies. Therefore, research articles on any of these fields, with a global or local perspective, were welcomed.

2. Publications Statistics

The summary of the call for papers for this Special Issue on the seven manuscripts submitted: rejected (two; 29%) and published (five; 71%). The published manuscripts come from various continents and countries; the results are summarized in Table 1. The continental breakdown of authors is 61% from North America (USA and Canada), and 39% from Europe (Spain, Greece and Denmark). The average number of authors per manuscript was less than three.

3. Authors’ Affiliation

The authors come from eight different affiliations. Table 2 summarises the authors and their affiliations.

4. Topics

The research carried out by the authors in this Special Issue is summarized in Table 3 below. This table identifies the broad areas of law and new technologies that they address. They have been grouped into three main lines of research: Legaltech, New Technologies and Privacy Protection, and New Technologies and Recruitment. Table 4 summarizes the keywords used by all the manuscripts in the Special Issue. It can be seen that there is no repetition of keywords, with the exception of law firms and large law firms, and that in general the keywords are mostly combined.

Funding

This research was not funded.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable. This study not involving humans or animals.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Conflicts of Interest

The author declares no conflict of interest.

References

  1. Caserta, Salvatore. 2020. Digitalization of the Legal Field and the Future of Large Law Firms. Laws 9: 14. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  2. Cullen, Olivia, Keri Zug Ernst, Natalie Dawes, Warren Binford, and Gina Dimitropoulos. 2020. “Our Laws Have Not Caught up with the Technology”: Understanding Challenges and Facilitators in Investigating and Prosecuting Child Sexual Abuse Materials in the United States. Laws 9: 28. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  3. Jobidon, Gabriel, Pierre Lemieux, and Robert Beauregard. 2021. Building Information Modeling in Quebec’s Procurement for Public Infrastructure: A Case for Integrated Project Delivery. Laws 10: 43. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  4. Maniadaki, Maria, Athanasios Papathanasopoulos, Lilian Mitrou, and Efpraxia-Aithra Maria. 2021. Reconciling Remote Sensing Technologies with Personal Data and Privacy Protection in the European Union: Recent Developments in Greek Legislation and Application Perspectives in Environmental Law. Laws 10: 33. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  5. Salmerón-Manzano, Esther. 2021. Legaltech and Lawtech: Global Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities. Laws 10: 24. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
Table 1. Statistics of authors by country.
Table 1. Statistics of authors by country.
ContinentCountryAuthors
EuropeGreece3
EuropeSpain1
EuropeDenmark1
North AmericaUSA2
North AmericaCanada6
Total 13
Table 2. Authors and affiliations.
Table 2. Authors and affiliations.
AuthorAffiliationCountryReferences
Maniadaki, MariaSchool of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of CreteGreece(Maniadaki et al. 2021)
Papathanasopoulos, AthanasiosSchool of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of CreteGreece(Maniadaki et al. 2021)
Mitrou, LilianDepartment of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean-GreeceGreece(Maniadaki et al. 2021)
Salmerón-Manzano, EstherFaculty of Law, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)Spain(Salmerón-Manzano 2021)
Cullen, OliviaFaculty of Social Work, University of CalgaryCanada(Cullen et al. 2020)
Dimitropoulos, GinaFaculty of Social Work, University of CalgaryCanada(Cullen et al. 2020)
Dawes, Natalie Faculty of Social Work, University of CalgaryCanada(Cullen et al. 2020)
Ernst, Keri ZugThe Keller Center, San Mateo Medical CenterUSA(Cullen et al. 2020)
Binford, WarrenCollege of Law, Willamette UniversityUSA(Cullen et al. 2020)
Caserta, SalvatoreFaculty of Law, University of CopenhagenDenmark(Caserta 2020)
Jobidon, GabrielCIRCERB–CRMR, Université LavalCanada(Jobidon et al. 2021)
Lemieux, PierreFaculty of Law, Université LavalCanada(Jobidon et al. 2021)
Beauregard, RobertAcademic and Student Affairs, Université LavalCanada(Jobidon et al. 2021)
Table 3. Topics for Laws and Emerging Technologies.
Table 3. Topics for Laws and Emerging Technologies.
Bibliometric StudiesNumber of ManuscriptsReferences
Legaltech and law firms2(Salmerón-Manzano 2021; Caserta 2020)
New Technologies and Privacy Protection2(Maniadaki et al. 2021; Cullen et al. 2020)
New Technologies and Recruitment1(Jobidon et al. 2021)
Table 4. Topics for Laws and Emerging Technologies.
Table 4. Topics for Laws and Emerging Technologies.
KeywordsReference
remote sensing; personal data; privacy; drones; UAV; satellites; environmental monitoring; environmental law(Maniadaki et al. 2021)
legaltech; lawtech; justice; legal profession; legal design; law firms; legal education(Salmerón-Manzano 2021)
child sexual abuse material; child pornography; law enforcement; multidisciplinary work(Cullen et al. 2020)
digitalization; large law firms; sociology of law(Caserta 2020)
building information modeling; integrated project delivery; public procurement; collaboration; infrastructure contracts(Jobidon et al. 2021)
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