This paper proposes the concept of 'research through litigation', where a HCI researcher would bring a claim in the legal system in order to understand judicial attitudes towards technologies. Based on my seven years of experience of bringing legal cases as a computer scientist in Tribunals, I demonstrate the value of this approach by presenting multiple case studies, which illustrate the counter-intuitive approach towards technology taken by Tribunals. This exercise surfaced some serious (and somewhat surreal) concerns with the operation of the justice system, as well as demonstrating how research through litigation changed the law on several occasions. This work therefore makes important methodological and practical contributions to the nascent topic of legal (interaction) design, especially from a methodological standpoint.
翻译:本文提出“通过诉讼进行研究”的概念,即HCI研究者将提出技术相关的诉讼,以了解司法系统对技术的态度。基于我在法庭上作为计算机科学家提起诉讼的七年经验,我通过多个案例研究,演示了这种方法的价值,这些案例说明了法庭对技术所采取的反感态度。这种做法揭示了司法系统运作上的一些严重问题(以及有些超现实的问题),同时证明了通过诉讼进行研究在多个情况下如何改变法律。这份工作因此从方法和实践角度对法律(交互)设计领域作出了重要贡献。