IGF 2024 Launch / Award Event #109 Guidelines for the use of AI Systems by Judiciary

    UNESCO
    Prateek Sibal, Programme Specialist, UNESCO
    Ikran Ali Abdirahman, Consultant, AI and the Rule of Law, UNESCO

    Speakers

    Mr. Jean Aloise Ndiaye, Judge, Supreme Court of Senegal, Senegal [Judiciary/Africa]
    Ms. Ingrid Derveaux, Secretary General, European Judicial Training Network, France [Judiciary/Europe]
    Mr. Juan David Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Associate Professor, Faculty of International, Political and Urban Studies, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia [Academia/Latin America]
    Ms. Miriam Stankovich, Principal Digital Policy Specialist, Center for Digital Acceleration, United States [Private Sector/North America]
    Ms. Jhalak Kakkar, Executive Director, Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University Delhi, India [Civil Society/Asia]
    Ms. Linda Bonyo, Founder, Lawyers Hub, Kenya [Civil Society/Africa]

    Onsite Moderator

    Prateek Sibal, Programme Specialist, UNESCO

    Online Moderator

    Ikran Ali Abdirahman, Consultant, AI and the Rule of Law, UNESCO

    SDGs

    16.3
    16.b


    Targets: The session will address SDG 16, which seeks to “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.”

    In particular, the project will address i) SDG 16.3 of promoting the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensuring equal access to justice for all, and ii) 16.B Promoting and enforcing non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development.

    The launch of the guidelines will inform judicial operators worldwide on the human rights concerns that they must keep in mind while using AI systems.

    Format

    Roundtable

    The session will discuss three key issues:
    - Challenges and opportunities for the use of AI in the Judiciary
    - Human rights implications of AI that the judiciary must be prepared to address.
    - Strategies, tools, and good practices with respect to judicial training related to AI.

    The roundtable discussion format will follow the launch of the "Guidelines for the Use of AI by Judicial Operators" and will enable all participants to share their insights around the three key issues to be discussed at the session. The session will establish links with the IGF's Judiciary Track and will ensure that the wider IGF community engages with the judiciary on issues related to digital technologies like AI, human rights and governance.

    Duration (minutes)
    60
    Description

    The interest in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools by judicial operators is growing, and their access to generative AI tools has increased in recent years. More recently, judges, prosecutors and lawyers around the globe have started to use chatbots powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) to draft legal documents, legal briefings and elaborate arguments in court hearings.
    However, formal guidance on adequately using these tools for individuals or organizations in the justice sector is scarce. Only a few countries around the World have issued policies, rules or guidelines on how judicial operators could adopt and use these tools ethically and responsibly.
    These tools can help judges, prosecutors, lawyers, civil servants in legal administration, and researchers improve the quality of their work by facilitating the search for information, automating tasks, and supporting decision-making processes.
    Although AI tools can support the core objectives of the justice sector, the negligent use of AI systems by judicial operators may also undermine human rights, such as fair trial and due process, access to justice and effective remedy, privacy and data protection, equality before the law, and non-discrimination, as well as judicial values such as impartiality and accountability.
    This session will discuss:
    - Challenges and opportunities for the use of AI in the Judiciary
    - Human rights implications of AI that the judiciary must be prepared to address.
    - Strategies, tools, and good practices with respect to judicial training related to AI.
    UNESCO will be launching its Guidelines for the Use of AI by Judicial Operators at the session. These guidelines have been developed based on a survey of over 500 judicial operators from 96 countries concerning their use of Generative AI.

    1) How will you facilitate interaction between onsite and online speakers and attendees?

    Adequate time will be allocated for online and onsite participants to take the floor and share their insights. The moderator will ensure that questions and comments made in the chat/Q&A option of the online platform are read and presented to the onsite participants for discussion.

    2) How will you design the session to ensure the best possible experience for online and onsite participants?

    The roundtable format of the session will ensure that adequate time is allocated for participation by online participants as the moderator will pass on the floor to speakers online and onsite. The session will start with remarks from the invited speakers and then the floor will be opened for discussion and collective reflection.

    3) Please note any complementary online tools/platforms you plan to use to increase participation and interaction during the session.

    Interactive survey tools like Mentimeter will be used to facilitate interaction.