Annex III expert page

AI Act justice and democracy expert | Zahed Ashkara

Legal AI and democracy tech require precision: not every legal tool is high-risk, but the boundary with decision support matters.

Review a legal AI or democracy tech use case against Annex III point 8.

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Annex III point 8

When this is relevant

Annex III point 8 touches rule-of-law and democratic values. RAIP positions this as an authority and interpretation cluster, with careful boundaries between research, support and decision influence.

Core question

Does the AI support legal interpretation, application of facts to law, ADR or democratic influence?

Use cases from the guidelines

Point 8(a)

Judicial authorities and ADR

AI assisting judicial authorities or ADR in researching, interpreting or applying law to facts.

Point 8(b)

Elections and voting behaviour

AI that can influence election outcomes or voting behaviour, with exceptions for limited support tools.

Legal AI classification check

Review a legal AI or democracy tech use case against Annex III point 8.

Classification under Article 6 and Annex III

Article 6(3) filter and profiling check

Governance, evidence and next step