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Law & Development: Challenges of the 21st Century
Law & Development: Challenges of the 21st Century
Abstract Submissions Closed
Wednesday, 24 February 2021: 14:15-15:45
Location:
RC12 Sociology of Law (host committee)
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
The theme of Law and Development encourages dialogues on a several challenges of the 21st century, including constitutionalism, democracy, and the rule of law, especially the complex process of state-building with the challenges of constitutional design; the role of, and the interaction between, institutions, markets, and regulations in shaping social life, including themes like property, contracts, housing, urban zoning, healthcare, social security, infrastructure, trade, industrial innovation, antitrust, anti-corruption, finance and development banks; legal metrics, new technologies and social change, specially the impact on legal decision-making processes resulting from the use of legal indicators, Big Data, and algorithms, arguably leading to the so-called "mathematical turn" in socio-legal analysis; institutional reforms, including judicial reforms, expansion of access to justice, and development of mechanisms for Alternative Dispute Resolution, including the challenges brought by mass litigation, legal aid, enforcement of collective rights, complex litigation, arbitration, mediation, and the multi-doors courtroom; the changing character of the legal profession, including lawyers, judges, prosecutors, regulators, the ombudsman, and public defenders; and sustainable development and research that examines the role of law from a biocentric perspective and analyses the complexity of environmental protection, policies, and objectives. In summary, this session invites papers on how law may foster development in relation to democracy, inequality, and the environment - contemporary challenges of the 21st century.
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