Description
Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Law
Book Summary
This work offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the challenges that artificial intelligence poses to criminal law in the digital age. Through a combination of philosophical, dogmatic, and practical approaches, the reader will find a rigorous study on the attribution of responsibility to autonomous systems, the protection of legal interests in digital environments, and the risks of algorithmic bias. The book provides theoretical and practical tools to address the ethical, procedural, and substantive dilemmas derived from judicial automation, always from the perspective of national and European legislation.
What is it about?
The publication explores how artificial intelligence transforms the criminal process and the protection of fundamental rights, questioning the limits of human intervention and algorithmic control in the administration of justice. Concrete scenarios such as pornographic deepfakes, sexual cyberviolence, predictive risk assessment, the impact on critical infrastructure, and mass manipulation through social media are analyzed. Based on case studies and de lege ferenda proposals, the work warns about the risks of transplanting technological solutions without proper safeguards, underlining the need to preserve the principles of legality, proportionality, and responsibility in a context of rapid change.
Main Topics
- Attribution of criminal responsibility to autonomous systems and artificial intelligence
- Protection of legal interests in digital environments
- Algorithmic bias and opacity in the criminal sphere
- Procedural intervention of predictive technologies
- Pornographic deepfake and sexual cyberviolence
- Predictive risk assessment and its impact on fundamental rights
- Mass manipulation through social networks
- National and European legislation on artificial intelligence and criminal procedure
Who is it recommended for?
This work is aimed at criminal and procedural law professionals, academics and researchers in legal philosophy, postgraduate and master's students, as well as jurists and legal practitioners interested in the ethical and practical challenges that artificial intelligence poses to criminal justice. It is also useful for policymakers and technicians working on the regulation of emerging technologies in the judicial field.
What this book offers
- A multidisciplinary view that combines philosophical, dogmatic, and practical analysis of AI and criminal law
- Concrete tools to address ethical and procedural dilemmas derived from judicial automation
- Current case studies and de lege ferenda proposals based on national and European legislation
- A critical reflection on the limits of human intervention and algorithmic control in the administration of justice
- Well-founded warnings about the risks of implementing technological solutions without sufficient safeguards
Technical Specifications
- Author: Monge Fernández, Antonia; Fuertes Iglesias, Carlos; Pardo Miranda, Marta; Llano Alonso, Fernando
- Publisher: J.M.Bosch
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Philosophy of Law, Fundamental Rights and Public Freedoms, Crimes against the person, Criminal Procedure
- Collection: Bosch Penal
- Publication Date: December 2025
- Number of pages: 362
- Weight: 700 g
Editorial Review
This is a reference work for those seeking to understand the legal challenges posed by artificial intelligence in the criminal sphere. Its multidisciplinary approach, the relevance of the topics covered, and the rigor of its proposals make it a valuable tool for both professional practice and academic reflection. The combination of concrete case studies with European and national regulatory analyses offers a balanced and applied perspective, especially relevant in a time of accelerated digital transformation of criminal justice.