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Law-jobs in the algorithmic society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2022

Pedro Rubim Borges Fortes  and
David Restrepo Amariles
Pedro Rubim Borges Fortes
Affiliation:
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
David Restrepo Amariles*
Affiliation:
HEC Paris, France
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: restrepo-amariles@hec.fr
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Abstract

It is now well established that algorithms are transforming our economy, institutions, social relations and ultimately our society. This paper explores the question – what is the role of law in the algorithmic society? We draw on the law-jobs theory of Karl Llewellyn and on William's Twining refinement of Llewellyn's work through the perspective of a thin functionalism to have a better understanding of what law does in this new context. We highlight the emergence of an algorithmic law, as law performs jobs such as the disposition of trouble-cases, the preventive channelling and reorientation of conduct and expectations, and the allocation of authority in the face of algorithmic systems. We conclude that the law-jobs theory remains relevant to understanding the role of law in the algorithmic society, but it is also challenged by how algorithms redefine who does or should do what law-jobs, and how they are done.

Keywords

algorithmic lawlegal realismlaw-jobslegal pluralismdigital societylaw in context
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Special Issue Introduction
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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 19 , Special Issue 1: Algorithmic Law in Context , March 2023 , pp. 1 - 12
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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