Global Law & Technology
Gregory Lewkowicz appointed rapporteur on digital and the rule of law
Gregory Lewkowicz has been appointed rapporteur on digital and the rule of law by the Paris Club of Jurists. It will oversee the work of the digital center in this framework and will prepare a report and recommendations on the issue in May 2019 based on a network of international experts and on the consultation […] Lire la suite
Lex cryptographia : la fin de l’État de droit ?
20 février 2019 • 16h00
Laboratoire de cyberjustice (B-2215), Pavillon 3200 3200 Jean-Brillant, Université de Montréal
As part of its 2018-2019 « Technocritics of Technoproducts » conference cycle, which offers different angles of discussion and a critical approach to the incorporation of technologies into the various spheres of social, political or economic life, the LexUM Chair in legal information invites you to the conference « Lex cryptographia : la fin de l’État de droit » (« Lex […] Lire la suite
Lawyers and the defense of the rule of law in a world of algorithms (CCBE Conference 2018)
30 novembre 2018 • 14h
Université catholique de Lille, 60 boulevard Vauban – 59800 Lille
On November 30, 2018, Gregory Lewkowicz will be one of the keynote speakers at the annual conference of the Council of Bars and Law Societies (CCBE) on artificial intelligence in the field of justice. He will give a lecture entitled « Lawyers and the defense of the rule of law in a world of algorithms » during […] Lire la suite
(Re)Making and Regulating Life and Livelihoods Across Borders: Transnational Bioeconomy, Law, and Governance
10 décembre 2018 • 9h45 10 décembre 2018 • 18h00
A3-35, FMSH, 54 boulevard Raspail, Paris 6
Biotechnological industry, researchers, and governments have entered a new constellation, regime, and accelerated phase, called the Bioeconomy. This agenda – which exists in the form of policy, funding programs, white papers, etc. – reimagines how we live, how we live together with other kinds of life, and, directly, reimagines these other kinds of life at […] Lire la suite
An interview of Karim Benyekhlef in the magazine L’Obs
The latest issue of the French magazine L’Obs devotes an article to the presentation of the Laboratoire de cyberjustice, led by Professor Karim Benyekhlef of the Université de Montréal, and outlines how it contributes to supporting the evolution of law amidst a global technological environment in constant evolution. To read Sara Daniel’s article, continue here. Lire la suite
Launching of Alexandre-Koyré Chair and nomination of Gregory Lewkowicz
The technological upheaval in which the world is committed leads to the opening of a new chair of multidisciplinary excellence in the field of artificial intelligence law research at the Faculty of Nice. Led by Professor Marina Teller, the Alexandre-Koyré Chair – named after a mathematician, philosopher and theoretician of the « technological revolution » – had […] Lire la suite
L’État plateforme
As part of the cycle of conferences on the law of digital platforms, the conference entitled « L’État plateforme » (« State Platform ») was given on Tuesday, April 24, at the ULB by Gregory Lewkowicz (ULB). Lire la suite
The Legitimacy of Global Social Indicators : Reconfiguring Authority, Accountability and Accuracy
Global Social Indicators and the Concept of Legitimacy
Les défis du droit global
Globalization forces us to rethink justice and the law on a global scale. In the absence of a world state, we must invent new ways to meet the great challenges facing humanity at the dawn of the third millennium: How to ensure effective protection of human rights in the world and respect of the rule […] Lire la suite