About this book

This volume contains the scientific papers presented at the 1st World Conference – International Observatory for Law and Transdisciplinarity, held online via Zoom on April 28, 2026, in Bucharest, Romania. The conference was jointly organized by the International Observatory for Law and Transdisciplinarity (IOLT), within CIRET Paris, France. More information about the conference can be found on the official website: https://worldconference.adjuris.ro. The volume Researching Legal Futures: Towards Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Rights, Technology, and Global Change starts from an observation that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, according to which contemporary law can no longer be adequately researched exclusively from within its own categories, methods and disciplinary boundaries. Artificial intelligence, neurotechnologies, transformations of the international order, migration, the crisis of democratic representation, new forms of work, digital assets or changes occurring in economic and social relations are not realities that belong to a single discipline. They simultaneously traverse law, technology, economics, medicine, sociology, philosophy, political science and, above all, concrete life on earth. The scientific studies included in this volume are grouped into four chapters: Legal Futures, Artificial Intelligence, and Transdisciplinary Methods; Human Rights, Democracy, and the International Order; Comparative Perspectives on Criminal and Civil Justice; Work, Business, and Enforcement in a Globalized Economy. We trust that the studies included herein will provide readers with a valuable source of information and critical reflection in the context of globalization, technological transformation, and the growing importance of transdisciplinary approaches to law.

E-BOOK. Researching Legal Futures: Towards Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Rights, Technology, and Global Change

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

 PREFACE

 LEGAL FUTURES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY METHODS

Mihai ȘTEFĂNOAIA
Law in the Age of Complexity: Transdisciplinary Responses to Global Risks

Bogdan Cristian TRANDAFIRESCU
Legal Research Methods in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Claudiu-Gabriel GALU
Law, Artificial Intelligence, and a New Era in Healthcare

Daniela DUȚĂ
Neuroprivacy and Mental Integrity in the Age of Neurotechnology: Rethinking Fundamental Rights and Legal Futures

HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

Paulo de BRITO
The New World Order in Historical Context: From 1990 to 2026

Ana CAMPINA, Carlos RODRIGUES
Lost Votes or Imperfect Representative Democracy?

Andra Bianca IACOB
When Does a Pushback Constitute a Collective Expulsion? ECtHR Criteria under Article 4 of Protocol No. 4

COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE

Anca-Lelia LORINCZ
Common Law Influences on the Continental Legal System in Criminal Matters

Nela MANOLE
Brief Considerations on Minors and the Criminal Treatment of Minors

George Marius MARA
Compensation for Non-Pecuniary Damage in European Jurisdictions

WORK, BUSINESS, AND ENFORCEMENT IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY     

Nicoleta-Raina GEAMALINGA, Andreea-Mihaela ILINCUŢA, Denis-Gabriela GHERVASE
Well-Being and Happiness in the Workplace in a Globalised Economy: Comparative Perspectives on Labour-Market Structures and Employee Rights

Florin-Bogdan CONSTANTINESCU
Theoretical and Practical Considerations on the Prevalence of the Intuitu Pecuniae Element in Certain Transactions Involving Romanian Limited Liability Companies

Florentina BIOLAN
Garnishment of Accounts Held with Crypto-Asset Service Providers versus Enforcement against Self-Hosted Wallets: Procedural Asymmetries under Romanian Civil Procedure