Faculdade de Direito | Online
Open Lecture online: Pós-Graduação em Negociação, Mediação e Resolução de Conflitos
The newest phenomenon in the field of online dispute resolution (ODR) is the emergence of online courts. New online courts are radically different from traditional courts and this will continue. Holding great promise for end-users of the justice system, online courts can expand access to remedies, improve efficiency and lead to greater fairness and even cost savings. Nonetheless, there is a danger that the rush to digitization will compromise due process or the need for careful re-designing of judicial procedures.
Focusing on ethical issues and key implementation topics, the speaker is the first to provide a comprehensive template for how online courts should be designed. It recognizes the need to adapt dispute resolution to a new environment in which constraints of space and time are lifted as cross-border transactions and instant communication become commonplace. The topics covered during his speech are a summary of his book Designing Online Courts: The Future of Justice Is Open to All, Kluwer Law International:
- how to use technologies such as predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) for judicial tasks;
- how to approach the potential for international standardization;
- how to plan for cooperation rather than competition with private ODR platforms; and
- how to avoid the mistakes of the earliest online courts.
Speakers:
- Zbynek Loebl: fellow of National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) and founding member of International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR)
- Lídia Jacob - Directorate-General for Justice Policy
- Manuel Fontaine - Dean of the Faculty of Law, Porto School
- Agostinho Guedes - Professor at the Faculty of Law, Porto School
- Ana Maria Maia Gonçalves - Founder of ICFML
- Cátia Marques Cebola - President of ICFML
Moderator:
- Susana Sardinha Monteiro - Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
