Society 5.0: A New Challenge to Legal Norms

Abstract

Society 5.0 is a new term used to indicate the future world. This society is based on ubiquity, learning machines, the internet of things, big data, cloud computing, cryptography, and biometrics. All these technologies will be merged to create a new mode of life. The new way of life will inevitably influence human beings’ values, concepts, and conduct. The result of these changes will consequently bring challenges to many legal areas. This paper addresses the challenges that brought society 5.0 to legal norms. It utilises the analytical approach to examine the capability of pre-existing legal norms to cope with new realities created by society 5.0. The paper analyses the legal implications of society 5.0 in their sociological context. It presents a jurisprudential vision to establish legal norms compatible with the new society. Three fundamental principles should be considered to establish new legal. First, social facts that trigger legal regulation can simultaneously occur in multiple places. Secondly, what the study called duality of legal rules will not survive in society 5.0 era. Third, the paper turns the spotlight on new intelligent systems which may introduce new law addressees.

Understanding the Social Consequences of Legal Developments in India

“…Significant legal decisions and new legislation frequently influence the priorities of non-profit entities, prompting them to increase their endeavours in those areas or broaden their scope to encompass the latest developments. [19] Translating legal modifications into social mobilization is intricate and dependent on various factors, including societal attitudes, public awareness levels, and the state's ability to execute these changes effectively. The establishment of legal precedent can serve as a foundation for transformative change.…”

Cryptography and law: The case of Brazil

“…Therefore, the main concepts in cryptography are code and cipher, which refer to different actions. 1 A code comprises a rule that replaces part of the information with another object of the same type or another. For example, when encrypting a message, the code can change the order of the letters of the alphabet, or replace letters with numbers or symbols etc.…”

“…The Brazilian General Personal Data Protection Act (Act no. 13.709/2018 -LGPD) 11 does not contain any direct reference to encryption (Althabhawi et al, 2022). However, encryption can be applied based on several LGPD rules.…”

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse and the Unready Malaysian Laws: Quo Vadis?

“…In this regard, since Metaverse is economic driven, thus a new set of regulatory approaches may be required. In the free, continuous flowing data environment, multiple parties may claim ownership over such data, including the owner of Metaverse-enabled devices, manufacturers, users, internet service providers, and third parties, which may include the public authorities [21]. This is where it has been suggested that the approach to data ownership should not be based on the traditional approach based on data generation but rather on the relevance of the data to the individual [21].…”

“…Although some may argue that the legal framework over Contracts, including Smart Contracts, is already comprehensive [31], some other commentators might hold a different view. For instance, some may question the operation on the legality of the execution of Smart Contracts, which relies on computer programming and codes, which may not express the intention of contractual parties, as the human language may be different to how the software operates [21]. Thus it may be argued that such vagueness of interpretation may cast doubt over contractual interpretation [32].…”