The law of the future – and the future of law

Our world is more globally volatile than ever; one seemingly insignificant event quickly has consequences in many other places. It is more connected than ever: people, ideas, and things travel very fast. And it faces a multitude of challenges that are in different ways ‘global’. In such a world good rules are important. They enhance stability by increasing certainty, and as a vehicle for justice, provide a key ingredient for trust and social cohesion. People have been aware of this from time immemorial. At certain moments in history, however, changes in the way people interacted necessitated systemjumps in the way rules were made and enforced. We are facing such a change now.