The current textbook, Future Law, Ethics, and Smart Technologies, offers an extensive exploration of intricate topics bridging law, ethics, and smart technologies, specifically designed for students, with a focus on those studying law. It features contributions from an array of established experts and emerging scholars, hailing from diverse academic origins, including Lithuania, Germany, and Australia.
The contributors, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Darius Amilevičius (Vytautas Magnus University), Paulius Astromskis (Viliusis & Partners), Tomas Berkmanas (vmu), Paulius Čerka (vmu), Vladislav V. Fomin (Vilnius University), John-Stewart Gordon (Lithuanian University of Health Science), Edita Gruodytė (vmu), Julija Kiršienė (vmu), Deividas Kiršys (Mykolas Romeris University), Karolis Kubilevičius (vmu), Giedrė Kvedaravičienė (vmu), Kęstutis Mosakas (vmu), Sven Nyholm (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich), Aušrinė Pasvenskienė (vmu), Adam Poulsen (University of Sydney), Milda Žaliauskaitė (vmu). I am very thankful to all these authors for their great work and their willingness to contribute an article to this volume. This research was part of the “Integration study of future law, ethics and intelligent technologies” project (No. 09.3.3-lmt-k-712-01-0173), being executed at Vytautas Magnus University. The research was funded by the European Social Fund under Measure No. 09.3.3-lmt-k-712, “Improvement of the qualification of researchers through high-level R&D projects.”
I am grateful to Brill for expressing interest in including this book in the Philosophy and Human Rights subseries of the Value Inquiry Book Series and appreciate the exceptional support provided by the team at Brill during the final stages of the volume’s development. Additionally, I extend my heartfelt thanks to the project members and my former PhD student, Kęstutis Mosakas, whose exceptional editorial assistance was invaluable to the project’s success; without his help, I would have undoubtedly struggled with the finer details.
John-Stewart Gordon
International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, University of Tübingen, Germany
Previously a professor at Vytautas Magnus University
May 2023