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Special Journal Issue on Artificial Intelligence in the Justice Sector – Deadline Extended until October 31, 2025

Published on July 3, 2025
JAISD Artificial Intelligence in Justice Sector

The Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development (JAISD) is pleased to announce that the submission deadline for its special issue on Artificial Intelligence in the Justice Sector has been extended until October 31, 2025.

This special issue will explore how AI is reshaping legal systems, judicial institutions, and the daily work of legal professionals around the world.

Chaired by Catherine Régis (Full Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Montreal; Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy; Canada-CIFAR Chair in AI), alongside Jake Okechukwu Effoduh (Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University) and Cristina Godoy Bernardo de Oliveira (Professor of Law, Ribeirão Preto Law School, University of São Paulo), the issue invites contributions addressing AI’s role in:

  • Access to justice and procedural fairness
  • Judicial efficiency and independence
  • Case studies of AI implementation in courts and tribunals
  • Ethical governance and accountability frameworks
  • Collaborative models between AI developers and legal professionals

The editorial team encourages interdisciplinary and practice-based submissions from scholars, legal practitioners, technologists, and policymakers globally.

Due to recent technical issues with our website and submission platform, some authors were unable to submit their abstracts. We apologize for the inconvenience and have extended the deadline to October 31, 2025. At this stage, only abstracts are required. Please send your abstract and affiliation to Mrs. Senja Požar at info@ircai.org.

Key Dates

Abstract submission deadline: October 31, 2025
Full manuscripts due: December 31, 2025
Publication date: March 2026

Submissions

Please send your abstract or paper to Mrs. Senja Požar at info@ircai.org.
For more information about the call and full submission guidelines, please refer to the Call for Papers page.

This news article was updated on October 13, 2025.