Humans and Justice Machines: Emergent Legal Technologies and Justice Apps

Abstract

Changing and emerging legal technologies have had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on the evolution of the justice system by assisting to inform, support and advise participants (supportive technologies), by replacing activities and functions that were previously carried out by humans (replacement technologies), and by significantly changing processes (disruptive technologies).1 Many of the technologies being developed have overlapping purposes and functions.