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Reflections On The Influence Of Social Media On Judging, Peter D. Lauwers Justice
Reflections On The Influence Of Social Media On Judging, Peter D. Lauwers Justice
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
This essay examines the influence of social media on judging. While the ethical implications of judges’ engagement in social media have received some scholarly attention, the actual influence of social media on judging has not.1 But it is possible to make some useful observations that might at once seem obvious and disquieting.
This essay is divided into four parts. Part 1 describes the normative judicial disposition. Part 2 examines the psychology of judging. Part 3 asks what could go wrong with the judicial use of social media. Part 4 describes a stance judges might take towards social media.