Justice, Fundamental Rights and Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Automated Decision Making on Judicial Decision Making

Posted 1 day 4 hours ago by University of Groningen

Study Method : Online
Duration : 4 weeks
Subject : IT & Computer Science
Overview
Examine AI's legal impact on justice, healthcare, and consumers, exploring implications for the protection of fundamental rights.
Course Description

How does automated decision-making affect fundamental rights in practice? Legal professionals need clarity on AI operations, risks, and regulatory requirements across sectors.

This course provides an essential AI overview plus a discussion of EU legal instruments. You’ll learn to identify recurring challenges like bias, transparency deficits, and accountability.

Through case studies and legal analysis, you’ll develop expertise in balancing innovation with rights protection.

Master AI fundamentals and EU regulations

Explore AI definitions, system types, and core EU regulatory frameworks governing automated decision-making. You’ll learn to identify risks specific to AI applications in different sectors.

With this strong foundation you’ll be able to evaluate AI systems through a legal and rights-based lens, ensuring compliance with emerging regulations.

Evaluate AI in civil and criminal justice

Examine AI applications in judicial systems, from evidence analysis to sentencing support, and their compatibility with fair trial principles. With real case studies you’ll reveal possibilities, limitations, and command process implications.

You’ll also be able to assess transparency requirements, judicial oversight needs, and risks to procedural fairness in automated judicial decisions.

Analyze AI in healthcare and protect consumers

Investigate medical AI benefits alongside critical issues of informed consent, liability regimes, and regulatory compliance. You’ll examine EU Medical Device Regulation provisions and accountability chains when AI contributes to medical errors.

Address AI-enabled price discrimination, unfair terms, and deceptive practices affecting consumer rights. You’ll learn EU consumer protection frameworks and available legal remedies.

This course is ideal for judges, lawyers, policymakers, and legal professionals assessing AI’s impact in justice, healthcare, and consumer protection - no prior AI technical knowledge required.

Requirements

This course is ideal for judges, lawyers, policymakers, and legal professionals assessing AI’s impact in justice, healthcare, and consumer protection - no prior AI technical knowledge required.

Career Path
  • Interpret different definitions of AI and AI systems
  • Describe the relevant EU legal documents, provisions on AI in the Medical Device Regulation
  • Explain the recurring risks and challenges of the use of AI
  • Assess the expected advantages and disadvantages of the use of AI in legal decision making, including transparency and due process
  • Assess the impact of AI in medicine on the principle of informed consent and liability for medical errors
  • Describe examples of practical applications and existing case law
  • Investigate cases