{"id":2845,"date":"2025-04-07T02:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/?p=2845"},"modified":"2025-04-07T07:52:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T07:52:01","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%b7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%88%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/en\/archives\/2845","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon\u2019s National Human Rights Commission Raises Alarms Over Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Human Rights Commission of Lebanon, including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (NHRC-CPT), has submitted an official contribution to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers<\/a> in response to her call for input on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and judicial systems. This marks a significant intervention from Lebanon\u2019s constitutionally mandated human rights institution on the implications of AI for judicial independence, access to justice, and equality before the law.<\/p>\n

In its submission, the NHRC-CPT welcomed the Special Rapporteur\u2019s initiative and highlighted how the integration of AI into Lebanon\u2019s already fragile judicial infrastructure poses both opportunities and serious risks. The Commission emphasized that Lebanon\u2019s judiciary is grappling with systemic challenges, including chronic underfunding, political interference, and delayed reforms\u2014conditions that render any AI adoption particularly sensitive.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI tools, if not properly regulated, risk reinforcing the very inequalities and dysfunctions they aim to solve,\u201d said the Commission in its statement. While some legal professionals in Lebanon have begun experimenting informally with tools like ChatGPT and Lexis AI, there remains no official oversight, data transparency, or ethical framework guiding such practices. The NHRC-CPT warned that AI deployment in this unregulated environment could erode judicial independence and deepen human rights violations.<\/p>\n

The submission also raises red flags about the potential use of facial recognition technology and other surveillance-based AI systems. Without a comprehensive data protection law in Lebanon, such technologies pose significant threats to privacy rights, particularly for vulnerable groups such as refugees, migrant workers, and marginalized communities.<\/p>\n

Crucially, the Commission drew attention to the labour implications of generative AI for young legal professionals, noting that increased reliance on automated tools could destabilize already precarious employment in Lebanon\u2019s legal sector.<\/p>\n

The NHRC-CPT\u2019s recommendations include:<\/p>\n