Ourcourtsystemisstruggling.Itistoocostlytodeliverjusticeforallbutthefew,tooslowtosatisfythosewhocanaccessit.Yetthevaluesimplicitindisputesbeingresolvedinperson,andinpublic,arefundamentaltohowwehaveimaginedthefairresolutionofdisputesforcenturies.Couldjusticebedeliveredonline?Theideahasexcitedandappalledinequalmeasure,promisingtobringjusticetoall,threateningtostrikeattheheartofwhatwemeanbyjustice.Withonlinecourtsnowmovingfromideatoreality,wearelookingatthemostfundamentalchangetoourjusticesystemforcenturies,butthepublicunderstandingofanddebateabouttherevolutionisonlyjustbeginning.InOnlineCourtsandtheFutureofJusticeRichardSusskind,apioneerofrethinkinglawforthedigitalage,confrontsthechallengesfacingourlegalsystemandthepotentialfortechnologytobringmuchneededchange.Drawingonyearsofexperienceleadingthediscussiononconceivinganddeliveringonlinejustice,Susskindherechartsanddevelopsthepublicdebate.Againstabackgroundofausteritypoliticsandcutstolegalaid,thepubliccaseforonlinecourtshastoooftenbeenframedasabusinesscasebybothsidesofthedebate.Areonlinecourtspreservingthepublicbottomlinebyfindingefficiencies?Orsacrificingtheinterestsofthemanytodelivercutpricejustice?Susskindbroadensthedebatebymakingthemoralcase(whetheronlinecourtsarerequiredbyprinciplesofjustice)andthejurisprudentialcase(whetheronlinecourtsarecompatiblewithourunderstandingofjudicialprocessandconstitutionalrights)fordeliveringjusticeonline.IncludesasubstantialnewchapterupdatingthebookwiththedevelopmentsinonlinecourtssincetheonsetofCovid-19.
