Comparative Law Researches

Comparative Law Researches

Artificial Intelligence and Lawmaking: An Overview

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Assistant Professor, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This chapter explores how AI could help improve both the process and the outcome of lawmaking by legislators. Among the possible applications of AI in lawmaking discussed in the chapter are opportunities in the areas of (1) legislative technique, (2) legislative process and (3) legislative monitoring. Each section also pays attention to the challenges and risks and come with the possible applications presented. All of these developments are at an early stage or can perhaps not even be called ‘developments’ yet. There is growing experience, however, with designing ta-based systems and legislation in parallel. Even if these systems do not necessarily include elements of AI properly speaking, meaningful learning can take place from such projects. Therefore, for each of the three aforementioned possible applications, this chapter analyzes the case of the Digitaal Stelsel Omgevingswet (‘DSO’, ‘Digital System Environment and Planning Act’), an online system for digital information regarding environmental and planning law, set to enter into force in The Netherlands on 1 Januari 2023.


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