The Cambridge Handbook of AI in Civil Dispute Resolution

Marco Giacalone

ISBN 10: 1009589113 / ISBN 13: 9781009589116

Published by Cambridge University Press, GB, 2026

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The Cambridge Handbook of AI in Civil Dispute Resolution is the first global, in-depth exploration of how artificial intelligence is transforming civil justice. Moving past speculation, it showcases real-world applications-from predictive analytics in Brazil's courts to generative AI in the Dutch legal system and China's AI-driven Internet Courts. Leading scholars and practitioners examine the legal, ethical, and regulatory challenges, including the EU AI Act and emerging governance frameworks. With rich case studies and comparative insights, the book explores AI's impact on access to justice, procedural fairness, and the evolving public-private balance. Essential reading for legal academics, policymakers, technologists, and dispute resolution professionals, it offers a critical lens on AI's promise-and its limits-in reshaping civil dispute resolution worldwide.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cambridge Handbook of AI in Civil Dispute Resolution
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009589113
• ISBN 13: 9781009589116
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 546 grams

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Synopsis

The Cambridge Handbook of AI in Civil Dispute Resolution is the first global, in-depth exploration of how artificial intelligence is transforming civil justice. Moving past speculation, it showcases real-world applications-from predictive analytics in Brazil's courts to generative AI in the Dutch legal system and China's AI-driven Internet Courts. Leading scholars and practitioners examine the legal, ethical, and regulatory challenges, including the EU AI Act and emerging governance frameworks. With rich case studies and comparative insights, the book explores AI's impact on access to justice, procedural fairness, and the evolving public–private balance. Essential reading for legal academics, policymakers, technologists, and dispute resolution professionals, it offers a critical lens on AI's promise-and its limits-in reshaping civil dispute resolution worldwide.

About the Authors

Amy J. Schmitz is Professor & John Deaver Drink-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at The Ohio State Moritz College of Law. She is also a Co-Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) CoP for Responsible Data Science as well as the Founder and Director of the JusticeTech Program at The Ohio State University. She is elected into the American Law Institute and has published extensively throughout the world, twice winning the CPR international book award and recently the ABA Award for Scholarly Achievement in Dispute Resolution.

Marco Giacalone is a Research Professor in the Department of Private and Economic Law (PREC) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where he is also a Co-Director of the Research Group on Digitalisation and Access to Justice (DIKE). His research examines the intersection of law, digitalisation, and access to justice, with particular focus on online dispute resolution (ODR), the use of AI in civil procedure, and comparative international perspectives.

Pietro Ortolani is a Full Professor of Digital Conflict Resolution at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Professor Ortolani has published in many peer-reviewed international journals, including the European Journal of International Law, the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, the Journal of International Dispute Settlement and the Leiden Journal of International Law.