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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.

News

Monday 21 November

LSTS and HALL Researcher Olga Gkotsopoulou speaks about (in)accessibility at IGF 2022 (29 November 2022)

The United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) brings people together from various stakeholder groups to discuss public policy issues relating to the Internet. The 17th annual IGF meeting will...

Monday 24 October

Dr Desara Dushi co-authors 'Imagining the AI Landscape after the AI Act 2022' workshop proceedings

In June 2022, Dr Desara Dushi co-organised in conjunction with the International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence the 1st International Workshop on Imagining the AI Landscape After...

Thursday 20 October

Dr Desara Dushi speaks at the Annual Seminar 'A 360° view on Child Friendly Justice' (14 Oct 2022)

The Child Friendly Justice European Network (CFJ-EN) through Defence for Children International Belgium (DCI-Belgium), organised the Annual Seminar ‘A 360° View on Child Friendly Justice’, convening...

Tuesday 11 October

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt keynotes at the 'European Sovereignty: The Legal Dimension – A Union in Control of its own Destiny' congress (14 Oct 2022)

To mark its 30th anniversary, the Academy of European Law (ERA) is convening leading legal practitioners, lawmakers and policymakers to explore the legal challenges arising from new sovereignty...

Monday 10 October

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt discusses Artificial Justice: The Quandary of AI in the Courtroom (publication)

In August, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm of the District of Maryland convened a panel of leading international experts to lend their perspectives on a few difficult societal and ethical questions...

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Upcoming events

Monday 28 November from 12:30 to 13:30

Brussels Privacy Hub Doctoral seminar with visiting researcher Mikel Recuero Linares on 'Scientific research with sensitive personal data: European legal responses facing global challenges?'

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 to present and discuss their work in...

Tuesday 6 December from 11:00 to 15:00

New Frontiers in Data Rights Workshop

Data subject rights are a key element of European data protection law. They can operate as a driver for data protection law enforcement, while being particularly vulnerable to any failures of data...

Wednesday 14 December from 14:00 to 15:30

Policing with the drone: Towards an aerial geopolitics of security

This seminar explores in empirical detail the air-bound expectations, imaginations and practices arising from the acquisition of a new police drone in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. It shows how...

Tuesday 10 January from 16:00 to 17:30

Book Club #9 [NEW DATE/TIME!] - Invisible Women & asynchronous movie watching

Our next Book Club will be concluding two years of activities, giving us the opportunity to discuss fiction, non-fiction, poetry, movies, documentaries, paintings and what not! The final Book Club...

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