Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

メタバースの統治
Findlay, Mark, Governing the Metaverse: Law, Order and Freedom in Digital Space. 240 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-596>
ISBN 978-1-0353-2888-8 hard ¥27,483.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00 *

This prescient book examines social ordering and governance in the digital universe. It demonstrates how attempts to enact regulations in virtual spaces cannot replicate laws and market arrangements in the real world, advocating for an alternative 'new law' to enable safe, sustainable and beneficial digital communities.Mark Findlay discusses how this 'new law' could be achieved and the challenges it might face, addressing ideas of inclusive and collaborative governance, digital self-determination and communal bonding in virtual spaces. He outlines the differences between the metaverse and 'realspace' which call into question conventional legal reasoning and appreciations, rethinking current reductive paradigms of the virtual universe as an outpost for private property and exchange markets. Governing the Metaverse ultimately explores the notion of law as an enabler of change rather than an enforcer of the status quo and emphasises the potential of this more adaptable interpretation of the law to create an empowering digital world.Students and scholars of constitutional and administrative law, law and politics and internet and technology law will greatly benefit from this thought-provoking book. It is also a vital resource for policymakers and practitioners in the fields of public policy, regulation and governance and technology and IT.

EUのインターネット法　第4版
Savin, Andrej, EU Internet Law. 4th ed. (Elgar European Law) 528 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-598>
ISBN 978-1-0353-0765-4 hard ¥43,395.- (税込) GB￡ 150.00 *

This thoroughly revised fourth edition of EU Internet Law provides a state-of-the-art overview of EU Internet regulation. Andrej Savin critically evaluates EU policymaking and governance, assessing the latest developments in the field.Savin discusses the constitutional context within which the internet is regulated alongside the policies that have informed this regulation. He explores EU lawmaking and key updates to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and also compares EU and US solutions to the challenges of the digital world. The book investigates crucial issues including electronic commerce, platform regulation, jurisdiction, intellectual property and AI. It further examines topics such as content regulation, customer protection and GDPR, and it presents a detailed analysis of the ways in which relevant legal instruments interact.Timely and engaging, EU Internet Law is a vital resource for students and scholars of commercial, economic and information law as well as internet and technology law across the EU and globally. Policymakers in digital regulation and practitioners working at the intersections of these fields will also benefit from this comprehensive book.

人工知能の統治
Wing, Leah / Draper, Chris / Cooper, Scott / Rainey, Daniel, Governing Artificial Intelligence. (Issues in Online Dispute Resolution 3) 200 pp. 2025:9 (Brill / Nijhoff, NE) <747-599>
ISBN 978-90-04-73629-0 hard ¥40,837.- (税込) EUR 165.00

As we face the profound and rapidly expanding impacts of artificial intelligence, ethical and practical questions arise for harnessing it effectively while preventing its worst externalities. Governing Al examines the two main avenues for providing guidance to AI developers and users: regulation/legislation and international and professional standards. Along with an overview of both pathways, an in-depth case study is provided and key questions are raised and suggestions offered. Ultimately, the argument is made that neither regulation/legislation, nor standards alone can effectively govern Al development and use; rather, coordination among government entities, international standards organizations, and international professional standards will be the most effective approach to governance.

Ramirez Plascencia, David et al. (eds.), Ethical and Legal Dilemmas of Artificial Intelligence in Latin America. 183 pp. 2025:6 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <747-128>
ISBN 978-3-031-86539-8 hard ¥32,171.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book analyzes the potential benefits of using artificial intelligence to surpass traditional social and economic problems in Latin America, but it also looks to understand the perils and barriers derived from the adoption of this technology. This volume is divided in Section 1. "Considering AI in the private sphere" that debates about the employment of artificial intelligence from the citizen's perspective. It embraces topics related with the introduction of AI in the media and the labor market, and how Latin Americans perceive, engage and mobilize before the rising presence of AI in their daily lives. Section 2. Challenges and promises of AI in the public sector centers on the ethical and legal controversies triggered by the incorporation of artificial intelligence in the public sphere. It focuses on the promising benefits of introducing AI in the public administration, education and public security, but also the latent impacts on human rights.