25 May INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE- REGULATING AI IN THE EUROPEAN UNION -Friday,11 June 2021

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Regulating AI in the European Union – An Unfolding Agenda- The EU has engaged in systematic efforts to regulate Artificial Intelligence and provide the “first ever legal framework for AI” globally (EC Press Release, 2021). The Commission has been facilitating a years-long dialogue with the Member...

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05 Nov Webinar- Tech Law Clinics: Dissemination Event HOW TO ADDRESS AI CHALLENGES IN THE CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK?

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On November 6th, at 9.00 CET, Prof Francisco de Elizalde will participate in the Tech Law Clinics and will discuss about the “Technological efficiency as a new legal methodology”  .TechLawClinics has the main objective to develop a new pedagogical approach using prospective law clinics integrating mock trials...

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27 Feb IE Law School, Jur and the Lab for New Justice join forces to launch a ‘Smart Contract Competition’

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During the competition, students are able to work hands-on in the creation of smart legal contracts and experience the entire flow of Jur’s online dispute resolution system. The competition, led by Professor Francisco de Elizalde, began on February 18 and wraps up on March 24. During...

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10 Jan Workshop: “Non-consequential theories of strict liability in historical perspective”

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On 10 January a workshop took place at the premises of IE University in the calle Serrano in Madrid to discuss non-consequential theories of strict liability in historical perspective. The European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2017 with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules...

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09 Oct Lawyering on the Digital Age: A conference on tech in legal practice

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Professor Francisco de Elizalde ( Principal Investigator) will be speaking of the implications of legaltech in legal practice in a conference held at Allen & Overy in Amsterdam on October 17th and 18th. Practitioners, academics and legaltech companies will join him to discuss this topic. The...

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09 Oct Invitation to workshop: “Non-consequential theories of strict liability in historical perspective”

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Together with: The Grotiana Foundation. We would like to invite you to the workshop “Non-consequential theories of strict liability in historical perspective”. Early modern jurists have struggled to come to terms with the concept of strict liability, as they thought primarily in terms of fault and...

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08 Feb The Formation of Blockchain-based Smart Contracts in the Light of Contract Law

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On February 1st, Dr. Andre Jenssen (Radbound University), Dr.Mateja Durovic (King´s College London) and Dr. Francisco Elizalde (IE University) discussed the future of the Formation of Blockchain-based Smart Contracts in the Light of Contract Law. “The term smart contract is used to refer to software programmes which...

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08 Feb The Legal Personality of Robotics.

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At the “62nd Congress of the International Association of Lawyers” in Porto, Professor Antonios Kouroutakis made a presentation at the joint working session of the transport, insurance and robotics commissions. Professor Kouroutakis discussed why the legal personality of robotics should be a subject matter for...

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