The Growing Gap Between Emerging Technologies and the Law

International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages 19-33

  Marchant, Gary E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging technologies; Law and technology; Legal reform; Technology acceleration; Technology regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85098086353     PISSN: 18750044     EISSN: 18750036     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1356-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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