Hyperdimensional Modelling of the Legal System in Digital Society

Project description

A digital legal system preserving EU legal traditions

In 2020 the New Zealand government proposed to the OECD-OPSI the adoption of a coding methodology (Cracking Code report) to create a macro-schema of Law. This would be legally binding and generate legal text in natural language, backed by legal theory and artificial intelligence (AI) and Law literature. As digital artefacts (IoT, smart contracts, AI) need consumable Law for rapid decisions, often without human intervention (bots), the proposal attracted wide attention. However, this method can endanger legal heritage, democratic principles, and institutional foundations concerning the EU Law and Human Rights traditions. The EU-funded HyperModeLex project will create a solid legal theoretical framework to allow the serialisation of Law in a machine-consumable format preserving legal robustness.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet › internet of things
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › infectious diseases › RNA viruses › coronaviruses
• social sciences › law › human rights
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › philosophy

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2021-ADG - ERC ADVANCED GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2021-ADG

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Funding Scheme

ERC - Support for frontier research (ERC)

Coordinator

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Net EU contribution

€ 2 494 509,00

Address

Via Zamboni 33
40126 Bologna
Italy

Region

Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Bologna

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00