Law and algorithms in the public domain

This article explains and discusses the relationship between traditional legislative processes and the development of automated government decision-making systems. The juridical aspects of systems development should be regarded as invisible quasi-legislation. The author investigates and discusses p...

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Main Author: Dag Wiese Schartum
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Library 2016-05-01
Series:Etikk i Praksis: Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/etikk_i_praksis/article/view/1973
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Summary:This article explains and discusses the relationship between traditional legislative processes and the development of automated government decision-making systems. The juridical aspects of systems development should be regarded as invisible quasi-legislation. The author investigates and discusses possible ways of changing the legislative process with a view to increasing and improving political involvement in processes today often regarded as mere implementation, and thereby safeguard that important parts of the law of our computerised society is situated in the public domain.
ISSN:1890-3991
1890-4009