The Institute was proud to present at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, alongside Microsoft, on our joint session: “From Co-Design to Courtroom: Building a Fair Trial Adviser for Justice Systems.”
The India AI Impact Summit was an international summit on on AI, bringing together global leaders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to explore how artificial intelligence can be developed and deployed responsibly to address real-world challenges and deliver public value.
Daisy Peterson, Research Associate in International Law at the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, introduced our Fair Trial Adviser toll alongside Wassim Hamidouche of Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab. The Fair Trial Adviser is a transparent, multilingual AI tool designed to support judges and lawyers with clear, citation-based legal guidance grounded in international law. Built using a retrieval-based approach, the Adviser prioritises accuracy, traceability, and accountability — ensuring AI supports, rather than replaces, human judgment.
In a world where judicial systems face increasing pressure — from overwhelming caseloads to growing legal complexity — we explored how human-centred AI can strengthen fair trial rights.
We shared insights from our interdisciplinary hackathon at Oxford, where judges, lawyers, technologists, and civil society actors came together to co-design the tool. Key themes emerged: the importance of trust, transparency, usability, and responsible scope in deploying AI in justice systems.
With 72% of the world living under autocratic systems and millions of cases backlogged globally, the need for accessible, reliable legal support has never been more urgent.