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Algorithmic Neutrality or Digital Inequality? AI and the Lessons from ISDS

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37417/rivitsproc/3317

Pubblicato 2026-06-01

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Yağmur Sönmez, E. (2026). Algorithmic Neutrality or Digital Inequality? AI and the Lessons from ISDS . Rivista Italo-Spagnola Di Diritto Processuale, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.37417/rivitsproc/3317

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Abstract

The article argues that AI-driven judicial reform initiatives within civil justice systems repeat an established pattern in which critique is absorbed into procedure. Using Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) as a cautionary mirror, it shows how managerial legality performs neutrality while reproducing inequality. It then outlines a human-centred alternative grounded in participation, accountability, and contestability, calling for a shift from design-led legitimacy to democratic oversight 

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