Event Description:
An increasing use of autonomous robots in factories as well as everyday life could bring revolutionary change to our society. But, shockingly, there is no sufficient legal regulations on the use of these robots right now. How should we regulate it? We can start our regulation by mandating its registration following the Japanese Family Registration System. Professor Colin P.A. Jones of the Doshisha University will explain how we can know which robots are used in households and how they are functioning in our everyday lives and how we should structure our legal regulation of robots.
Speaker:
Colin P.A. Jones is a professor at Doshisha Law School in Kyoto. He grew up in Calgary, but has lived for several decades in Japan. Having an LL.M. from Tohoku University and a J.D. and LL.M. from Duke Law School, Colin has worked as a lawyer in Japan working for big firms and in-house roles. He has published extensively on various aspects of the Japanese law, including co-authoring West’s Japanese Legal System and Japanese Legal System in a Nutshell. He is admitted to practice in New York, Guam and the Republic of Palau.
- Centre for Asian Legal Studies
- General Public