Framing AI’s Role in Achieving SDG 16

Imad Antoine Ibrahim; Jon Truby; Paolo Davide Farah

doi:10.4324/9781003435136-1

Framing AI’s Role in Achieving SDG 16

Imad Antoine Ibrahim
, Jon Truby
, Paolo Davide Farah

Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability

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This chapter explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can both support and undermine Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16), which promotes peace, justice and strong institutions. While AI holds promise for improving governance, transparency and access to justice, it also presents risks such as bias, surveillance and ethical breaches that challenge the rule of law. The chapter emphasises the importance of aligning AI development with human rights, ethical governance and legal accountability. It argues for a multidisciplinary, stakeholder-driven approach to ensure AI reinforces—rather than erodes—the principles underlying SDG 16. The book categorises AI's impact into three areas: Rule of Law, Ethics and Access to Justice, and Criminal Justice. Through expert contributions, it offers legal and policy recommendations to guide AI's responsible use in achieving SDG 16, especially in light of global challenges like COVID-19 and the digital divide in developing countries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence, Governance and Sustainable Development
Subtitle of host publication	Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Editors	Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Jon Truby, Paolo Davide Farah
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	1
Pages	1-16
Number of pages	16
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003435136
ISBN (Print)	9781032524047
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003435136-1
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print/First online - 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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Framing AI’s Role in Achieving SDG 16. / Ibrahim, Imad Antoine; Truby, Jon; Farah, Paolo Davide.
Artificial Intelligence, Governance and Sustainable Development: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. ed. / Imad Antoine Ibrahim; Jon Truby; Paolo Davide Farah. 1. ed. London: Routledge, 2026. p. 1-16.

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