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27 Int'l Rev. L. Computers & Tech. 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/irlct27 and id is 1 raw text is: International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 2013 ! Routledge Vol. 27, Nos. 1-2, 1-4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2013.779075 b &F t!t EDITORIAL 'Too many laws, too few examples': Law, Regulation and Technology The Leicester Polytechnic School of Law Yearbook of Law Computers and Technology (now the International Review of Law, Computers & Technology) was first published in 1984. A cursory glance at its contents shows that of the seven refereed articles published, only one was on substantive information technology law; the six other articles were on topics ranging from information retrieval systems to the use of technology in the court room. This focus on the technology in law rather than on the law of technology was also reflected in BILETA (the then British and Irish Law and Technology Association) which was formed very soon after in 1986. The Association's founding institutions were the then North East London Polytechnic (now University of East London), University of Warwick and Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University). At its inception the association had four constituent parts, of which only one was for the embryonic subject of information technology law. The Association's main focus was on technology in law and legal education, that being retrieval systems, computers in legal education and expert legal systems. BILETA and the International Review shared common founders and through them a common philosophy to carry the message of the importance of the aca- demic discipline of law and technology in whatever form it takes. It was obvious that for the furtherance of both organisations that the International Review should therefore publish at least some part of the proceedings from BILETA conferences. Scroll forward almost thirty years, the International Review in its present incarnation is publishing its 27th volume and in March 2012 BILETA held its 27th Annual Conference at Northumbria University Law School, organised by Paul Maharg and Abhilash Nair.. The International Review is again devoting a special edition to the publication of proceedings from that 27th conference, but how things have changed. Another cursory glance this time at the conference proceedings and indeed at the contents of this edition shows how the pendulum has swung in the discipline away from technology to law. Over 75% of the papers were on matters of substantive law arising from the development and use of tech- nology. In short, what is the appropriate type, level or scope of legal regulation required. The remaining 25% of papers were on technology within legal education. The theme of the 2012 conference was 'Too many laws, too few examples', a quotation borrowed from the French revolutionary, Louis Antoine L&on de Saint-Just. The papers pre- sented at the conference explored a wide range of issues within this theme. Do too many laws stifle creativity? Or do we have the wrong laws? Is there a better alternative to legal regulation in our technological societies? Is our world a better place because we have too many laws that regulate our use of technology? How best can technology be regulated for educational and ethical purposes in learning justice? These and many more complex questions and issues were discussed and debated at what proved to be a highly successful and lively conference. This double issue contains a collection of papers presented in a variety of streams including intellectual property, regulation, defamation, and data protection and privacy. Selected papers presented in the legal education stream are being published in the European Journal of Law and Technology, by Paul Maharg and Sefton Bloxham. ( 2013 Taylor & Francis

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