When the body becomes the border. Privacy invasive technologies in migration law and the protection of fundamental rights

When: 26th February 2019 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Where: Villa Schifanoia – Sala Europa, Via Giovanni Boccaccio 121

Lecture by Evelien Brouwer Discussant: Lilian Tsourdi In the EU, but also elsewhere, border procedures have become increasingly technology-driven. Current border technologies include the collection and storage of biometric data, the use of DNA tests to investigate family ties, the withdrawal of information from smartphones, Explore More

Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection: The Guidelines adopted by the Council of Europe

When: 15th March 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Villa Schifanoia – Sala Belvedere, Via Giovanni Boccaccio 121

Lecture by: Alessandro Mantelero Discussant: Federica Casarosa    Predictive policing software, neighbourhood aggregate credit scoring and many other algorithmic decision-support systems highlight how the potential negative outcomes of data use are no longer restricted to the widely recognised privacy-related risks. The use of algorithms as well Explore More

Comparative Judicial Conflict Resolution (JCR): Between Summary trials and ADR

When: 16th April 2019 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Villa Schifanoia – Sala Triaria, Via Giovanni Boccaccio 121

Lecture by: Michal Alberstein Discussant:  Michal Krajewski This lecture examines the intersection between Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and contemporary court systems by referring to the changing roles of judges in an age of vanishing trials and to the emergence of new hybrids of judicial activities. Explore More

The European Union and Deprivation of Liberty

When: 28th May 2019 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Villa Schifanoia – Sala Belvedere, Via Giovanni Boccaccio 121

Lecture by Leandro Mancano Discussant:  Giuseppe Martinico The European Union and Deprivation of Liberty examines the EU legislative and judicial approach to deprivation of liberty from the perspective of the following fundamental rights and principles: the principle of legality and proportionality of penalties; the right to Explore More