AIDA2J Workshop at ICAIL 2026
Artificial Intelligence for Access to Justice
Full-day workshop at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL 2026)
8 June 2026 · Singapore · Hybrid Format
Overview
The AIDA2J Workshop will take place as a full-day event at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL 2026) in Singapore.
AI technologies are playing an increasingly significant role in legal services and justice systems. At the same time, access to justice remains structurally uneven: many individuals cannot effectively resolve legal problems due to cost, procedural complexity, and lack of professional support.
AIDA2J brings together researchers, legal technologists, practitioners, and policymakers to examine how AI systems—including large language models, machine learning tools, and rule-based systems—can responsibly contribute to improving access to justice, dispute resolution, and legal data infrastructures.
The workshop builds on prior AI4A2J editions and the first AIDA2J workshop held at JURIX 2025 (Turin).
Objectives
The workshop advances interdisciplinary research on AI tools and datasets—including LLMs, machine learning systems, and rule-based approaches—in relation to:
Access to justice
Dispute resolution
Governance
Legal data infrastructure
Implementation challenges
Topics of interest
1. AI for Access to Justice & Epistemic Accessibility
- Plain-language legal assistance using LLMs and conversational agents
- Legal triage and referral systems
- Document automation and procedural guidance
- Transparent and source-grounded explanations
- Accessibility across linguistic, cognitive, and digital barriers
2. AI for Dispute Resolution
- AI-supported negotiation, mediation, and arbitration
- Online and hybrid dispute resolution systems
- Court-adjacent procedural support tools
- Systems ensuring transparency and informed participation
3. Governance, Fairness & Accountability
- Explainability and bias mitigation in justice-oriented AI
- Human-AI interaction and usability in high-stakes contexts
- Compliance under GDPR, AI Act, DSA, and related frameworks
4. Evaluation & Legal Data Infrastructure
- Empirical and user-centered evaluation methods
- Benchmarking and validation of legal AI systems
- Legal data availability, standards, and structured formats
- Dataset design for traceable, RAG-based systems
Workshop format
The workshop will run as a full-day hybrid event combining:
- Academic paper sessions
- System demonstrations
- Panel discussions
- Interactive discussions on governance and legal data
Submission categories
Long papers
Short papers
Demo proposals
Submission guidelines
Submissions must follow the ACM proceedings guidelines.
Papers must be submitted through the official submission system (to be announced). Detailed submission instructions, including the submission link, will be published and regularly updated on this workshop webpage.
Authors are responsible for checking the website for updates regarding submission procedures and deadlines.
Guidance for new authors
Researchers and practitioners who are new to the AI and Law community may find it useful to consult the following practical guide on preparing submissions for conferences such as ICAIL and JURIX.
How to write an academic paper in AI and Law →
A practical overview by Quinten Steenhuis for practitioners and nontraditional researchers interested in contributing to AI and Law conferences.
Important dates
▸ Organizing committee
- Flora Amato (University of Naples - Federico II)
- Massimo Durante (University of Turin)
- Andrea Filippo Ferraris (University of Bologna, University of Turin, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
- Lucilla Gatt (Suor Orsola Benincasa University)
- Marco Giacalone (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
- Margaret Darin Hagan (Stanford University)
- Cristina Poncibo (University of Turin)
- Paul Massey (Libra.law and Tabled.io)
- Marianna Molinari (University of Bologna, University of Turin, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
- Livio Robaldo (University of Swansea)
- Quinten Steenhuis (Suffolk University)
- Hannes Westermann (Maastricht University)
▸ Program committee
- Kolawole Adebayo
- Ilaria Angela Amantea
- Joseph Anim
- Gioia Arnone
- Davide Audrito
- Guido Boella
- Guido Governatori
- Safia Kanwal
- Davide Liga
- Roberto Nai
- Monica Palmirani
- Emilio Sulis
Contact
For inquiries regarding submissions or participation, please contact:
