THE VANISHING
THIRD PARTY
Access to Justice, Procedural Justice and Substantive Justice in the Age of Dispute Resolution Automation
The DRA Lab serves as the hub for a European Research Council (ERC)-funded research project that explores “Dispute Resolution Automation” (DRA). DRA refers to the phenomenon in which we are moving towards a justice system that employs algorithms for many of the roles traditionally associated with a human “third party” (judge, arbitrator, mediator, or facilitator). The project uncovers the phenomenon and its implications through empirical and conceptual prisms, seeking to generate both theoretical insights and practical guidance as we move towards this new frontier.
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The principal aim of this project is to establish a novel theoretical foundation for coping with this transformation. Without such an endeavor, the forces that will shape the evolution of DRA will be the motivations of private platforms offering ODR on the one hand, and those of the administration of justice seeking to reduce their caseload and enhance their operational and procedural efficiency, on the other hand. In developing its theoretical framework, the project will draw on empirical findings collected from dispute resolution platforms employing various degrees of automation, as well as simulated lab experiments, and interviews with users and designers of dispute resolution platforms.
EVENTS
Paris Arbitration Week Conference – 7-11/4/2025
Sponsorship & participation
There’s Hype Where There’s No Hype: Studying AI – Dr. Dan Kotliar
WHAT'S NEW
Participation in a Workshop on Intellectual Property and Generative AI
02.12.25
Prof. Orna Rabinovich-Einy participates in the 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Workshop on Intellectual Property and Generative AI, co-organized by LMU Munich and the Chief Justice Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation, on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, and takes part in the discussion: Can GenAI Inform Legal Standards – Challenges and Opportunities.
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Podcast with Prof. Orna Rabinovich-Einy
07.28.24
Prof. Orna Rabinovich-Einy from the Faculty of Law, talks with Itai Ben-Artzi and Dana Lampert in the podcast “Talking Laws”, about the world of dispute resolution, it’s becoming online, and the integration of artificial intelligence. The conversation is based on Prof. Rabinovich-Einy’s article “The Vanishing Third Party: Dispute Resolution Automation”, which will be published in the […]
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Prof. Orna Rabinovich-Einy receives ERC Consolidator grant
03.17.22
Prof. Orna Rabinovich-Einy from the Faculty of Law, a specialist in online dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, and civil procedure, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. She is one of only 13 Israeli scientists to receive this honor this year.
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