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New Episode and book Alert: Research Conversation with Bart van der Sloot on AI’s Societal and Legal Frontiers: ‘Regulating the Synthetic Society’ 13 March 2024 We are thrilled to announce the release of the fifth episode in our Research Conversations podcast series, featuring an enlightening presentation by Bart van der Sloot, author of the groundbreaking …

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Exploring Digital Frontiers: Outcomes of the 2023 Winter School on “Data, Personalization, and Law” 08 March 2024 The Digital Legal Lab is pleased to announce the publication of the e-booklet and research agenda, key outcomes from the “Data, Personalization, and the Law 2023” winter school. Hosted from 4 to 8 December 2023 at the Lorentz …

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The FOurth Episode of the Research Conversations Podcast is Out Now! 29 December 2023 The fourth episode of the Research Conversations Podcast is out now! In this episode of Research Conversations, our host Iris Xu, a PhD researcher in Maastricht’s Law and Tech Lab, interviews three guests involved in the CLASSICA project, which aims to …

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Call for Papers – deadline Extended until 15 December – DLL Special issue at Computer Law Security Review 13 December 2023 EU Cybersecurity: Collective Resilience through Regulation In 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented the ‘EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade’. The …

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📢 Job Openings at Maastricht Law and Tech Lab! 30 November 2023 🌐 The Maastricht Law and Tech Lab invites applications for two Assistant Professor positions: 👉 Assistant Professor in Information Technology Law: Apply here 👉 Assistant Professor in Law and AI: Apply here Roles involve exploring technology’s impact on law, collaborating across disciplines, and …

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The third Episode of the Research Conversations Podcast is available 30 November 2023 The third episode of the Research Conversations Podcast is out now! In this episode, join host Mindy Duffourc, an Assistant Professor of Private Law and a member of the Law and Tech Lab, and the two guests Dr. Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux, an Assistant Professor for …

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Listen to the Second episode of the Research Conversations Podcast 01 November 2023 We are happy to announce that the second episode of the Research Conversations Podcast is available to listen.   Research Conversations is a podcast produced by the Digital Legal Lab (DLL) Lab featuring the works of our (junior) researchers active in the …

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Winter School on Experimental and Engaged Approaches to Legal Research The Winter School on Experimental and Engaged Approaches to Legal Research is soon coming up! It will take place on 22, 23 and 24 November at Tilburg University.  The Winter School will focus on how legal researchers can experiment with methods to (I) perform their …

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Research project “Information Law and the Digital Transformation of the University” 23 October 2023 The University of Amsterdam recently completed a research project called “Information Law and the Digital Transformation of the University“. Two major reports on this research project were published on Digital Sovereignty, and Access to Data for Research.  Digital Legal Lab members Mireille …

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Hadassa Noorda’s new paper on Imprisonment Digital Legal Lab member Hadassa Noorda has published a new paper on ‘Imprisonment’ in Criminal Law and Philosophy.  Criminal law theorists have largely overlooked why imprisonment requires special legal protections. Hadassa Noorda argues that the severity of a measure’s impact on an individual’s normal life should determine the need …

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New publication Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux & Gijs van Dijck Two of our Digital Legal Lab members, Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux and Gijs van Dijck, have contributed to a recent publication regarding pervasive computational law.  The publication discusses the field of computational law, which aims to make legal processes more efficient and accessible through automation. It outlines the evolution …

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Hadassa noorda awarded a NIAs fellowship & recent publication 16 October 2023 Congratulations to Digital Legal Lab member Hadassa Noorda on becoming part of the NIAS fellow cohort 2023-2024! She has been awarded a NIAS-Instituut GAK Fellowship. Her selected publications, as well as her participation to the NIAS Fellowship can be viewed here.  We would like to …

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Listen to the FIRST episode of the Research Conversations Podcast 03 October 2023 We are happy to announce that the first episode of the Research Conversations Podcast is available to listen. Research Conversations is a podcast produced by the Digital Legal Lab (DLL) Lab featuring the works of our (junior) researchers active in the area …

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Ljubiša Metikoš writes an AI Act practical guide for the Verfassungsblog 25 september 2023 We would like to congratulate our Digital Legal Lab member Ljubiša Metikoš on publishing an AI Act Practical Guide for the Verfassungsblog. To read the AI Act Practical Guide, click here.  More about the AI Act Practical Guide:  In his guide, …

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Recap of Digital Legal Talks 2023 24 September 2023 We are thrilled to share the highlights of the Digital Legal Talks 2023 event, a day filled with enlightening discussions and insights at the intersection of law and digital technologies. The event was held on Friday 15 September 2023 in-person at De Zalen van Zeven (Boothstraat) in Utrecht, creating an …

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Andre Janssen’s appointment as a member of the European Law Institute (ELI) Council We would like to congratulate Digital Legal Lab member André Janssen on his recent appointment as a member of the European Law Institute (ELI) Council. The announcement was made during the 2023 ELI Annual Conference on September 7th, where a total of 28 distinguished individuals …

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Call for Papers: The DSA and Platform Regulation Conference 2024 As the Digital Services Act (DSA) will become directly applicable across the EU on 17 February 2024, the DSA Observatory at the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam, will hold a two-day conference on ‘The DSA and Platform Regulation’ at the Amsterdam Law School …

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Digital Legal Talks 2023 final programme and registration deadline 5 September 2023 The deadline to register for Digital Legal Talks 2023 is approaching. Registration is only possible until 7 September 2023.  To register, you will need to log into Oxford Abstracts. Participation in Digital Legal Talks is free of charge, but registration is required. Seats …

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Job opening: Student assistant communication and podcast Digital Legal Studies network The Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) is looking for a student assistant to support in the communication around the Digital Legal Studies network in which the universities of Tilburg, Amsterdam, Maastricht and Nijmegen collaborate. We organise workshops and conferences, promote our …

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Final call to apply for our Winter school! Calling all PhD students and post-docs researching all things digital!  How do digital technologies like big data analytics and automated decision-making affect individuals, markets, and society, and how are regulatory regimes catching up with the technological changes?   There’s only a couple of days left to apply …

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Job Alert: student research assistant (Maastricht University) Job Alert: We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled student research assistant to join our research project focused on Multilingual Natural Language Processing (NLP) in the legal domain, at Maastricht University. This position offers a unique opportunity for a passionate student with a background in NLP …

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Research Conversations Podcast coming soon! We will soon launch an interesting project in which several of our Digital Legal Lab members will talk about their research. This will be a great way of learning more about digital legal topics, such as AI, intellectual property, and much more.  For example, one of the upcoming episodes will …

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DLS members Naomi Appelman & Ronan Fahy’s Article published in the German Law Journal DLS researchers Naomi Appelman and Ronan Fahy recently had their article ‘Using Terms and Conditions to apply Fundamental Rights to Content Moderation’ published in the German Law Journal.  About the article In this article, they critically examine the topic of enforceability …

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DLS member Friso Bostoen’s book ‘Abuse of Platform Power’ has been published by Concurrences 17 July 2023 Congratulations to DLS member Friso Bostoen for having his book ‘Abuse of Platform Power’ published by Concurrences.  About the book Online platforms play a crucial role in today’s economy by serving as intermediaries between consumers and suppliers. The …

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REgister now for DLT 2023 We are very excited to announce that registrations for the Digital LEgal Talks 2023 are open now! The preliminary program for Digital Legal Talks is now available here! Please join us in Utrecht on 15 September and register via Oxford Abstracts. To register, you will need to log into Oxford …

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winter school applications are now open! Applications open for the “Data, personalization, and the law 2023” winter school! We are excited to announce that the application process for the “Data, personalization, and the law 2023” winter school is now open and runs until 25 August 2023! Keep on reading for more information. ABOUT THE WINTER …

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EU Cybersecurity Conference successfully held on 22 June 2023 On June 22, 2023 DLS members and colleagues Prof. Gijs van Dijck, Dr. Irene Kamara, Otso Karttunen, Dr. Aaron Martin, Dr. Pieter Wolters, and Dr. Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux co-organized the Cybersecurity Conference “EU Cybersecurity: Collective Resilience Through Regulation”. The aim of the conference was to bring together …

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conference report: conference digital technologies, public policy, and competition law 2023 The ‘Digital Technologies, Public Policy, and Competition Law’ conference was held from 1-2 June in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The organizer and DLS researcher Tjaša Petročnik compiled the following report. Rethinking power and competition in the digital era: conference report   Recently, a growing presence …

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DLS researcher Eleni Kosta publishes paper in the 15th edition of the data protection and privacy book We would like to congratulate DLS researcher Eleni Kosta and her colleague Magdalena Brewczyńska for the publication of their paper ‘From the Fight Against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism the Fight for Fundamental Rights: The Role of …

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