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LAW, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (LSTS) RESEARCH GROUP

LSTS

Welcome to the website of the interdisciplinary Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), focusing upon the articulations of law, science, technology, ethics and society. 

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Wednesday 5 May

Andrés Chomczyk will speak in the webinar “Who should I trust with my data?” (7 May 2021)

Andrés Chomczyk, LSTS researcher and MSCA fellow at the PROTECT European Training Network , will participate on May 7, 2021 in a webinar about new data governance models and their implications on...

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Thursday 29 April

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt on 'Understanding Law and the Rule of Law: A Plea to Augment CS Curricula'

A new article has been published in the Communications of the ACM. ' Understanding Law and the Rule of Law: A Plea to Augment CS Curricula' by Mireille Hildebrandt can be accessed here .

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Friday 23 April

LSTS researcher Laura Drechsler reaches final of the VUB doctoral derby 2021!

With her presentation titled ‘What data protection can do for you?’, LSTS researcher Laura Drechsler convinced the jury at the pre-selections taking place on 20 April 2021 and entered the final round...

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Thursday 22 April

Summer edition of Gender, Technology and Law Sessions (May-July 2021)

The Gender, Technology & Law research group is happy to announce the next edition of its online sessions to take place in May, June and July following the spring cycle. The Gender, Technology...

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Thursday 22 April

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt speaks on 'legal tech' at the Flemish Association of Lawyers (6 May 2021)

What is the status of integration of 'legal tech' in the legal practice? What does the implementation of intelligent legal software mean for the relationship between the legal practitioner and the...

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Upcoming events

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Wednesday 12 May from 12:30 to 13:30

Enforcing Europe Webinar Series: Fifth Anniversary of the EU PNR Directive - la route vers la CJUE

This is the fifth webinar in the new Enforcing Europe - Webinar Series 1 . The Webinar Series is co-organised with the University of Luxembourg within the framework of the joint research project...

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Monday 17 May from 12:30 to 13:30

Brussels Privacy Hub Doctoral seminar with Lina Jasmontaite on 'Making data breaches transparent: Protecting personal data through novel duties of notification'

The Brussels Privacy Hub (BPH) is organising a Doctoral Seminar series to give the opportunity to Ph.D. candidates working on privacy and data protection topics at the Law, Science, Technology and...

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Tuesday 25 May from 15:00 to 16:30

Gender, Technology & Law session: Rachel Adams and Nóra Ni Loideain on Female Servitude by Design and Default? Gendering AI Virtual Personal Assistants, Law and Ethics

The Gender, Technology & Law research group is happy to announce a new series of online sessions to take place in May, June and July 2021, after its spring and autumn cycles. The first online...

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Tuesday 25 May from 18:00 to 19:30

VUB Chair in Surveillance Studies Seminar on 'Policing and Surveillance' with Elizabeth Joh

This seminar will be hosted by the VUB Chair in Surveillance Studies . It will focus on 'Policing and Surveillance' and feature guest speaker Elizabeth Joh . Police today increasingly rely on...

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Thursday 27 May from 15:00 to 16:00

DSA #8 Safeguards for Freedom of Expression in the DSA

The responsibilities of online platforms, competition and antitrust rules, the fight against illegal content and disinformation online are at the top of the European Union’s agenda. In the much...

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