Amy Schmitz - ACT researcher and Professor at the University of Missouri, School of Law raises in this publication the issues of access to justice in an increasingly digital society. Access to Justice (A2J) is the hot topic of the day, energizing Twitter and judges alike. Meanwhile, professors and policymakers join in song, singing the […] Read more
Karine Gentelet - ACT researcher - and France Isabelle Langlois - Director General at Amnesty international Canada francophone - discuss in this article the risks and stakes of using new technologies in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Article available only in french. Au nom de la lutte contre la pandémie, de nombreux États ont […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Par Simon Du Perron, auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice – Été 2020 Alors que le Québec, à l’exception du Grand Montréal, amorce cette semaine la première phase de son déconfinement, le gouvernement québécois semble avoir donné son aval au déploiement d’une application mobile de […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Écrit par Mark Likhten – Avocat – et Sylvain Longhais – auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice. Dans ce contexte de pandémie que l’on connaît, Evgeny Morozov rappelait l’importance de ne pas céder au solutionnisme technologique ayant notamment pour conséquence de sacrifier la vie privée […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Ce document a été préparé dans le cadre de la consultation de laCommission d’accès à l’information du Québec sur l’intelligenceartificielle et revient sur les questions posées par la Commission lors de cette consultation. Les principaux objectifs du document sont: • (1) D’offrir une synthèse, qui soit […] Read more
This article was written by ACT researcher Meredith Rossner who analyzes the decision to suspend jury trials because of the risks associated with the COVID-19. Judgment by one's peers in a court of law is a hallmark of most democratic institutions, and for good reason. Trial by jury is something that is owed to those […] Read more
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is seeking two skilled and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue an innovative research program focused on shaping the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a global context. INTERNSHIP OFFER 1 The Scotiabank Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Regulation will support an innovative research program focused on shaping the […] Read more
Maître Sébastien Bourdon proposes a reflection on the judicial system since the beginning of the confinement by insisting on the importance of "dematerializing" justice to ensure its proper functioning at all times. Available in french only. Ayant quelques relations avec le Québec, je me suis interrogé sur ce que propose le laboratoire de cyberjustice […] Read more
The Laboratory will launch a series of activities in May that will gather the opinions and experiences of legal experts from around the world on the recent events. From ethical issues to crisis management, including analyses of the achievements and failures of technologies in the legal field, the Laboratory will present varied and relevant content […] Read more
The Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec has published a discussion paper on the various issues raised by the use of certain technologies, such as the use of geolocation data by government authorities to counter the health crisis caused by COVID-19. If deployed, these technological tools could violate fundamental human rights. The Commission therefore submitted […] Read more
