About the Database

The Tech Litigation Database is the first open-access resource compiling, exploring and exposing the growing number of global litigation efforts against automated systems. With it, we aim to raise awareness and provide transparency about the impact of new technologies on our society, informing and supporting the work of researchers, legal actors and civil society organisations.

The Tech Litigation Database is part of the Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees ‘(AFAR) Project, which is funded by the Volkswagen Stiftung through its ‘Challenges for Europe” programme.

The AFAR Project is hosted at the Centre for Fundamental Rights at the Hertie School.

More information on the AFAR Project is available here.

Scope and Areas Covered in the Database

The Tech Litigation Database is a collection of judgements on contested uses of automated decision-making systems in the public sphere. The database includes judgements, decisions, and opinions from national and international courts and Data Protection Authorities. The collection embraces a broad range of technologies and areas which are listed below. Further categories will be identified and added as tech litigation develops.

Areas

  • Criminal Justice
  • Public Administration
  • Data Protection
  • Tax Enforcement
  • Education
  • Immigration and Asylum
  • Public healthcare
  • Administration of justice
  • Welfare and Social Benefits
  • Detention and Prison Law

Technologies

  • Risk-assessment
  • Emotion Recognition
  • Fraud Detection
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Biometric Identification and Recognition
  • Trustworthiness Assessment
  • Performance Assessment
  • Digital ID
  • Data extraction and analysis
  • Facial Recognition

Introducing the Tech Litigation Database

From AI influencing asylum and migration decisions, to automated systems impacting criminal and welfare justice, the Tech Litigation Database sheds light on how powerful new tools are being legally contested worldwide.

The collection of judgements is always in progress and we invite new users to add new cases to the database or join our team. Discover how you can add to the expansion of this invaluable resource by reporting your case or becoming a national rapporteur.

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Our Team

Francesca Palmiotto

Editor

Simona Demkova

National Rapporteur

Moritz Schramm

National Rapporteur

Tommaso Fia

National Rapporteur

Sebastian Björnberg

National Rapporteur

Alexandra Karaiskou

National Rapporteur

Helga Molbæk Steensig

National Rapporteur

Elif Biber

National Rapporteur

Amanda Musko Eklund

National Rapporteur

Lucas Muniz Conceição

National Rapporteur

Sarah Tas

National Rapporteur

Maria Magierska

National Rapporteur

Ludivine Stewart

National Rapporteur

Paul Friedl

National Rapporteur

Lucía Camacho Gutierrez

National Rapporteur

Sena Lezgioglu Ozer

National Rapporteur

Monika Zalnieriute

National Rapporteur

Wenlong Li

National Rapporteur

Daniela Alvarado Rincón

National Rapporteur

Ximena Perez Almaraz

National Rapporteur

Erion Murati

National Rapporteur

Mateusz Kupiec

National Rapporteur

Sundaraparipurnan Narayanan

National Rapporteur

Natalie Sheard

National Rapporteur

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