There's a crisis of faith in politics and the legal system.

Rather than leave it to elected representatives, the antidote may be direct democracy.

Governance expert, Beth Novek, believes citizen participation in shaping policy and open access to data will revitalize our institutions.

CrowdLaw and Open Justice: How public participation and technology is transforming lawmaking, government and the courts, was recorded on the 7th August at the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre.