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

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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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Tuesday 20 April

Laura Drechsler and Anastasiya Kiseleva take part in the VUB Doctoral Derby 2021!

This year, two LSTS researchers Anastasiya Kiseleva and Laura Drechsler are participating in the VUB Doctoral Derby – a competition about explain ing scientific research to a general audience! At...

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Tuesday 20 April

Christopher Kuner: New paper on the relationship between territorial scope and data transfer rules

Professor Kuner has published a new paper on the relationship between territorial scope and data transfer rules in the Cambridge Law Faculty Research Paper Series. The paper can be found here ...

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Tuesday 20 April

Paul de Hert @ MO*talks: Your privacy or your life, what would you choose?

On Wednesday, April 21, 19:30 – 21:00 Brussels time, Prof. Paul De Hert will participate at MO*talks , organised by MO* and deBuren. From cameras on the street to social media: everyone’s right to...

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Monday 19 April

Do not miss LSTS researchers' presentations in TILTing 2021 (19-21 May)

For another year, LSTS researchers will be present at the Conference TILTing Perspectives to discuss their work on several and diverse subjects. TILTing2021 will be focusing on Regulating in times of...

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Thursday 15 April

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt speaks on 'Text-Driven Jurisdiction in Cyberspace' (26 April 2021)

The WG Hart legal workshop on 'New Perspectives on Jurisdiction and the Criminal Law' organised by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies will take place on 26-28 April 2021. Prof. Mireille...

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Wednesday 21 April from 12:30 to 14:00

Enforcing Europe Webinar Series - EU legislation on e-evidence – what is inside the (Pandora’s) box?

In the fourth webinar, we will have a closer look at the EU upcoming legislation on access to electronic evidence. The idea behind this legislative reform is to enable the law enforcement authorities...

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Thursday 22 April from 15:00 to 16:30

Book launch 'The Algorithmic Society: Technology, Power and Knowledge' hosted by the VUB Chair in Surveillance Studies

On 22 April 2021, the VUB Chair in Surveillance Studies is hosting a book launch of ' The Algorithmic Society: Technology, Power and Knowledge ' (edited by Marc Schuilenburg and Rik Peeters,...

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Tuesday 27 April from 12:00 to 13:30

Gender, Technology & Law session: Stefano Osella on Constitutional Law and Discipline: Fundamental Rights as a Technology of Power

The Gender, Technology & Law research group is happy to announce a new series of online sessions to take place in February, March and April 2021. The last online session of the current cycle will...

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Thursday 29 April from 15:00 to 16:00

DSA #7 Before and after disinformation: the normative framework for platform regulation in Brazil

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...

Crossroads
Tuesday 4 May from 12:30 to 13:30

Brussels Privacy Hub Doctoral Seminar with Nikolaos Ioannidis

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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