National, international and supranational perspectives on religious education, law and the judiciary: past, present and future [Scholarly Article - British Journal of Religious Education, August 2022]

Title:

National, international and supranational perspectives on religious education, law and the judiciary: past, present and future

 

Authors:

Nigel Fancourt

Department of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

 

Published:

British Journal of Religious Education, Volume 44, Issue 4, 26 August 2022

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01416200.2022.2080357

 

Introduction:

In this editorial, we discuss the past, present and future of research and scholarship on the relationship between religious education, law and the judiciary, through national, international and supranational perspectives. The past is explored through highlighting previously published articles in this journal over eight decades, illustrating some perennial issues and challenges, both in the UK and internationally; it thereby acts as a catalyst for the new scholarship and research in this special issue. The present is explored through a discussion of the papers of this special issue, which range from Colombia to Scotland and from national to international/supranational perspectives, exploring various issues related to religious education, law and the judiciary. We then present broad comments on the future of research and scholarship on the relationship between religious education, law and the judiciary. 

 

RLUK Digital Shift Forum (April 2022) - The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law by Ryan Abbott, Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Surrey

Title of  talk:

The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law

 

Presenter:

Ryan Abbott, Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Surrey

Focus of talk:

AI and people do not compete on a level-playing field. Self-driving vehicles may be safer than human drivers, but laws often penalise such technology. People may provide superior customer service, but businesses are automating to reduce their taxes. AI may innovate more effectively, but an antiquated legal framework constrains inventive AI. In The Reasonable Robot, Ryan  argues that the law should not discriminate between AI and human behaviour and proposes a new legal principle that will ultimately improve human well-being.

To watch presentation:

https://www.rluk.ac.uk/dsf-on-demand/#DSFRA

Duration:

49:26