Doctoral Workshop on Law & Technology

On the 5th of June 2009 the first edition of the Doctoral Workshop on Law & Technology will be hosted by the European University Institute in Florence, organized by the Law department of the EUI in conjunction with the University of Trento and speakers from the University of Bologna.

The conference aims to be an original and ground-breaking symposium, where researchers from both Universities can engage into a constructive debate over the legal developments and transformations, both current and expected, in the digital environment. Taking into account the present technological trends affecting society, the conference will focus on the main problems and changes that the law will face and must adapt to in a future of ambient technologies, ubiquitous and pervasive computing, web 3.0, mixed realities (convergence between virtual and physical domains), autonomous software agents, artificial intelligence and many other features and elements.

The attendees of the conference will be presenting work in a variety of fields, ranging from copyright to patent to more philosophical issues of the inter-relation of technology and law. Subjects covered will include considerations of commercial aspects of law and economics, as well as aspects of fundamental rights and security.

Program

Friday 5th June 2009:


10.00 - 10.20:
Welcome Introduction (with Prof. Giovanni Sartor (EUI), Prof. Roberto Caso (Univ. of Trento), Prof Carla Faralli (Univ. of Bologna) )

10.20 - 10.40:
Benjamin Matthew Farrand (EUI)
A Different Approach to Copyright in the Digital World - The Concept of the New Economy
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10.40 - 11.00:
Valentina Moscon (Univ. of Trento)
Copyright law, Contract law, Rights Expression Languages and Value-Contered Design Approach
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11.00 - 11.20:
Mario Viola de Azevedo Cunha (EUI)
Data Protection and market integration
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11.20 - 11.40:
Federica Giovanella (Univ. of Trento)
Different Approarches to Privacy - An Interdisciplinary Analysis
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11.40 - 12.00:
Paolo Guarda (Univ. of Trento)
Electronic Health Record - Privacy and Security Issues
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12.00 - 12.20:
Dina Ferrari (Univ. of Bologna)
The Transformation of the legislative Process in the Information Society - from eLegislation to eParliament
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12.20 - 13.30:
Lunch Break

13.30 - 13.50:
Matteo Macilotti (Univ. of Trento)
The Legal Status of the Human Tissues Removed from the Body
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13.50 - 14.10:
Norberto Gomes de Andrade (EUI)
Enhancement and Identity - Legal Aspects of Technological Self-Transformation
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14.10 - 14.30:
Christophe Lazaro (EUI)
Enhancement technologies and the human body - some considerations about the Pistorious case
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14.30 - 14.50:
Matteo Ferrari (Univ of Trento)
A Coordinate Approach to the Law of Civil Liability in the Agro-Food Industry
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14.50 - 15.10:
Meritxell Ferandez Barrera (EUI)
Legal ontologies approaches to legal knowledge - linguistics, history, logics, pragmatics
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15.10 - 15.30:
Coffee Break

15.30 - 15.50:
Alessandro Rocchi (Univ. of Bologna)
The concepts of Autonomy and Delegation of Software Agents in the Semantic Web age
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15.50 - 16.30:
Final Discussion, Concluding Remarks and Closure




Venue and Accomodation

The conference on Law and Technology will be hosted by the European University Institute in the beautiful settings of San Domenico di Fiesole (Florence).

On Friday June 5th, the conference will be held in Villa Schifanoia (Sala Europa), at the following address:
Via Boccaccio 121
I-50133 Firenze
Italy

Note: To go to Villa Schifanoia from the bus stop in San Domenico, cross the road where you get off the bus and turn to the left into Via Boccaccio. Villa Schifanoia is on the right-hand side after about 150 metres.


More detailed information on how to get to the site of the conference can be found at:
http://www.iue.it/About/HowtoReach/

Concerning the accomodation, please find below the indication of three hostels close to the European University Institute:
Casa Don Secchiaroli
Villa La Stella
Hotel Villa Bonelli

Program Committee

Professor Giovanni Sartor

Marie-Curie professor of Legal informatics and Legal Theory

European University Institute of Florence

Professor of Computer and Law

University of Bologna


Professor Roberto Caso

Factulty of Law, Department of Legal Sciences

University of Trento


InfoSoc Working Group:

- Norberto Andrade

- Primavera De Filippi

- Meritxell Fernandez

- Mario Viola

- Benjamin Farrand

Registration

Registration to the conference is free: no fees are required, but please register in advance to help us with the logistics.


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