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Digitalisation of Judiciary in Malaysia: Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Sentencing Process

Authors
Hiral Sanghvi1, Jovine See Wey Ling1, Eng Siang Tay1, *, Chee Ying Kuek1
1Faculty of Law, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: estay@mmu.edu.my
Corresponding Author
Eng Siang Tay
Available Online 22 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-59-6_9How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Artificial intelligence; criminal justice; judges; sentencing
Abstract

A large aspect of treating people fairly is ensuring the fairness or the measure of sentences passed. In Malaysia, judges have started to use, even before the Covid-19 pandemic, artificial intelligence (AI) to aid in passing sentences for certain offences such as physical and sexual assault, theft, drug possession, traffic offences and others. While many welcome this incorporation of technology into the Malaysian judicial system, others worry it may lead to more injustice if human factors are removed from the sentencing process. This research attempts to discuss how AI is changing the legal landscape in the country, and where the line should be drawn when it comes to the involvement of AI in the judiciary. The method adopted in this research is the doctrinal legal research, which is mainly referred to as the “black-letter” methodology.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Law and Digitalization (ICLD 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
22 December 2022
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978-2-494069-59-6
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2352-5398
DOI
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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