Events

Dec
9
Mon
2024
Cross-border training workshop: Rule of Law and Predictive Justice
Dec 9 – Dec 10 all-day

organised by EUI– in Florence + online

 

DATES

9-10 December 2024

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

9 October 2024

cjc@eui.eu

PROGRAMME
Programme

Overview

The digitalisation process and, in particular, the development of automated decision based technologies has affected directly and indirectly the judicial system. On the one hand, judicial operators are asked to present and decide cases where automated decision-based tools have been adopted, raising issues related to fairness and transparency as well as compliance with fundamental rights. In this context, cases addressing surveillance, facial recognition and filter bubbles emerged, highlighting the impact of AI on the exercise of freedom of expression, the right to non-discrimination and the right to privacy. In this context, the recently adopted AI Act will provide the legal requirements to be adopted by developers and manufacturers, which will then be checked out by courts in case of disputes.

On the other hand, not less important, the deployment of automated decision-based technologies has also started to be embedded in the activities of courts, including case management and facilitation of the decision-making process, up until the creation of online courts. Although the pandemic has fast-forwarded this process, several are the questions that still emerge as regards the independence, accountability and impartiality of such systems.

The training workshop aims to address the abovementioned dimensions, providing the participants with guidelines and practical tools in order to assess whether the AI-based technologies ensure the fundamental rights principles embedded in the EU Charter.

Framework: This workshop is offered within the European Commission’s funded project TRIIAL 2 – TRust, Independence, Impartiality and Accountability of Legal professionals under the EU Charter (project no. 101089737, JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2020). The TRIIAL 2 Project provides training activities and tools for judges, attorneys, and prosecutors on the European rule of law, mutual trust, judicial independence, impartiality and accountability (see the dedicated website here).

Target group

Public prosecutors, attorneys and judges from European Union (EU) countries. The training will be in English and opened to those with both basic and experienced knowledge of EU law and ECHR.
The Workshop will host 40 participants, of which 15 will be in person and 25 online.

Participation is free of charge.

For the 15 in-person participants, the travel, accommodation and meals at the venue are covered by the organizer.
Participants will be provided with certificates of participation.

Application

The deadline for the submission of online applications is 9 October 2024.

Submit your application, including the documents mentioned below, to cjc@eui.eu. You should mention in the title of your email whether you want to participate in-person or online.
Italian judges are invited to submit their applications here: https://forms.office.com/e/uYkcAQYRH2.  Please follow the procedure described here. For questions, please contact Gianandrea Chesi at: gianandrea.chesi@scuolamagistratura.it
Romanian attorneys are invited to submit their applications to: veronica.morecut@unbr.ro.

The following documents shall be attached to the application:

  1. CV in English (including a section on proof of knowledge of English)
  2. A short motivation letter (max 2 pages) outlining the candidate’s specific reasons for applying to a Workshop on Rule of law and predictive justice (please describe how your professional activity correlates to the workshop’s field of interest and how you could both benefit from and contribute to the Workshop in this field)

Selection Procedure

The assessment of applications will be based on the following criteria:

      1. Gender and age balanced;
      2. Geographically balanced;
      3. Balance in the judicial hierarchy: both higher and lower instance courts shall be represented among selected participants;
      4. Trainers will have priority in selection (please refer to relevant training responsibilities in your CV);
      5. Knowledge of and experience with fundamental rights and rule of law issues;
      6. Good knowledge of English;
    1. Single participation within the same Training Project (TRIIAL 2): in principle, no participant can take part in more than one Workshop among those offered within the TRIIAL 2 Project.

EUI will select 40 legal practitioners. After the exhaustion of the 15 in person places, the remaining ones will be allocated to online participation.

For any information on the workshop or doubts concerning the call for application, please contact federica.casarosa@eui.eu and madalina.moraru@eui.eu.

Outcome of the Workshop

■ You will receive a certificate of participation.
■ You will be able to understand and explain the main legal issues relating to the European rule of law (the training’s “core”).
■ You will receive access to all TRIIAL 2 learning materials available in the e-learning platform.

You will also be able:

  • to acquire the knowledge on existing caselaw on AI-based technologies
  • to become familiar with the EU regulation concerning the application of AI-based technologies
  • to understand the different legal pathways in Europe to protect human rights
  • to determine whether the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU is applicable in a certain case or not
  • to become part of a network of legal practitioners, activists, and scholars dealing with similar issues that could provide support for future questions.