Megan Ma

Recent developments in computable contracts have resulted in their increasing popularity and utility. This article explores the expression of contracts in code, outlining the possible implications of drafting in algorithmic form.

This issue of the column will feature Adam Nicholas to discuss the stickiness of 'ordinary meaning.'

To what extent (if any) was the emergence of modern international law (public and private) in the nineteenth century coterminous with the colonial project? Does contemporary international law further a postcolonial project? Where do we situate human rights?

The possibility of completing high fidelity machine translations is one that has captured the attention of linguists, mathematicians, and others throughout history. This project explores this possibility in the context of law through a combination of law, data science, and UI/UX.

Capitalism can be seen as a cultural way of producing, attributing, and accumulating specific forms of worth, which need not be monetary. What are capitalism’s specific dynamics in knowledge production?

Exploring the possibilities of a domain-specific language for law and legislation.

How should we understand authoritarian liberalism in relation to capitalism? How two-faced is neo-liberal capitalism’s constitution, as seen through colonialism, fiscal and monetary policy, the international foreign investment regime, or modern monetary theory?

The Linguistic Etch a Sketch is a recurring column from Megan Ma that focuses on the translations between law expressed through written prose and law expressed through code, examining what is gained and what is lost in each.

Idea Flow - Episode 1

Idea Flow - Episode 2

Idea Flow - Episode 3

The 2023 MIT IAP Computational Law Workshop with sessions on Generative AI in the Law and Composable Governance.

The 2024 MIT IAP Computational Law Workshop focused on generative AI for law and legal processes