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Superjustice

Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Today's legal systems were not built for the AI age. Superjustice reimagines them.

For judges, policymakers, legal scholars, law firm leaders, educators, technologists, and anyone thinking seriously about the future of justice.

By the Authors
Samuel I. Becher
City University of Hong Kong
Benjamin Alarie
University of Toronto
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Publishing Jul 30, 2026
Format Hardcover
Pages 256
ISBN 978-0198991908
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The full Introduction to Superjustice is now available as a free download from SSRN. It maps the book's argument across three parts: diagnosing the Ten Pillars of Legal Dysfunctionality, charting the evolving relationship between human judgment and AI in adjudication, and presenting CRISPR-J, the design framework for legal systems that are cost-effective, rapid, inclusive, smart, predictive, and resilient.

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About the Book

The Problem

Justice delayed is justice denied. Today's legal systems are failing at an unprecedented scale. Courts are backlogged, legal services remain unaffordable, and rigid laws struggle to keep pace with the complexities of modern life. What if we could use artificial intelligence to fundamentally reimagine how justice works?

A New Paradigm

This groundbreaking book presents Superjustice: a revolutionary paradigm that harnesses AI technologies to transform law from a centralized, one-size-fits-all system into a dynamic, responsive framework designed for human flourishing. Moving beyond mere digitization of existing processes, Superjustice envisions a future where:

  • Justice becomes a universally accessible service, not a luxury for the few
  • Legal gridlock gives way to responsive, data-driven solutions
  • Communities gain real power through hybrid decentralized governance models
  • Personalized law adapts to individual circumstances while maintaining fairness
  • Human wisdom and AI capabilities combine to deliver outcomes impossible for either alone

A Practical Roadmap

While advancing a novel CRISPR-J (Cost-effective, Rapid, Inclusive, Smart, Predictive, Resilient Justice) legal framework, the book provides a practical roadmap for implementation. It addresses the fundamental transformations needed in legal education, professional roles, and institutional structures, while mapping and confronting real-world challenges across technical, governance, and societal domains.

Neither utopian fantasy nor dystopian warning, Superjustice offers a well-reasoned and pragmatic vision for stakeholder collaboration that can transform justice from a scarce resource into an abundant one.

About the Authors

Samuel I. Becher

City University of Hong Kong

Samuel I. Becher is a professor of law at City University of Hong Kong. He earned his LL.M. and J.S.D. at Yale Law School and clerked for the Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court. His research focuses on contract law, consumer law, and law and technology. His 100+ scholarly contributions have been cited by academics, courts, and legislators, and his work has been covered by media in more than 30 countries and 20 languages.

Benjamin Alarie

University of Toronto Faculty of Law

Benjamin Alarie holds the Osler Chair in Business Law at the University of Toronto, and is co-founder and CEO of Blue J. He earned his LL.M. at Yale Law School and clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2016 he introduced the concept of the “legal singularity,” which he developed in The Legal Singularity (2023), co-authored with Abdi Aidid, winner of the AAP PROSE Award and shortlisted for the Donner Prize.