Part A of the special journal issue “Narratives, Frontier Technologies, and the Law” has been published in Law, Technology and Humans (Vol. 7 No. 1, 2025)!
This publication brings together research developed during the Narratives, Frontier Technologies & the Law (NFT-L) Conference, held at Maastricht University Faculty of Law on 30–31 October and 1 November 2024.
The papers in this issue help show how legal frameworks do not simply hashtag#react to frontier technologies — AI, quantum computing, bioprinting, and neurotechnology — but actively hashtag#render the narratives that shape their paths. Lawyers, as narrative builders, play a key role in shaping technological imaginaries and governance.
We are grateful to the authors whose thought-provoking contributions made this issue possible:
- Syamsuriatina “Tina” Ishak
- Karen Schultz
- Giovana Peluso Lopes
- Anh Nguyen
- Mirko Đuković
- Talya Deibel and Eric Deibel
- Xi Lin
Special thanks to the editorial team of Law, Technology and Humans, and in particular to Kieran Tranter for his outstanding support and guidance throughout this process.
We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Universiteitsfonds Limburg (SWOL) and the Maastricht Science Committee, as well as the institutional support of the Maastricht Centre for Law and Jurisprudence (MCLJ), the Globalisation & Law Network Maastricht, the Maastricht Law & Tech Lab, and the @Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation (IGIR).
You can access the special issue here:
https://lthj.qut.edu.au/issue/view/143
Henrique Marcos 