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
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
David Tait and Meredith Rossner - ACT researchers - focus in this article published in The conversation - an online academic journal - on the challenges faced by virtual courts in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a sense, the courts have been preparing for an outbreak like this for some time. Witnesses […] Read more
Amy Salyzyn - ACT researcher - writes in this article published on the website Slaw - a Canadian legal blog - about how the pandemic has disrupted the functioning of the judicial system. She paints the picture of how a virtual courts should be, emphasizing the need to provide more transparency, including more access to […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Communiqué de presse Montréal, 1er avril 2020. Médicys – centre de médiation et de règlement à l’amiable des huissiers de justice en France lance avec le Laboratoire de cyberjustice la plateforme urgence-mediation.fr qui sera dédiée à la résolution de litiges survenus durant la période de confinement. […] Read more
The Joint Technology Committee (JTC) published a bulletin on January 28, 2020, containing various case studies on online dispute resolution (ODR). The committee notes that dozens, if not hundreds, of jurisdictions have implemented online dispute resolution mechanisms. Through seven case studies, it looks at the different possibilities available to courts to apply dispute resolution technology: […] Read more
In view of the situation regarding the coronavirus and the measures taken by government and university authorities, the Cyberjustice Laboratory and the LexUM Chair regretfully cancel all future public lectures and activities until further notice. Nevertheless, we intend on postponing most of them, to the extent possible, to a later date. We will keep you […] Read more
Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is frequently referenced both in the news and in commercial advertisements. It often appears that nearly everything is or soon will be a product of AI. In fact, however, other than natural language processing, true AI is still in its early stages and far less common than advertising would suggest. This […] Read more
Pierre Legros, a former trainee at the Cyberjustice Laboratory, highlights in an article published on the website Village de la justice, the importance of a better access to justice through the development of online dispute resolution platforms. Available in french only « Partant du principe qu’une plateforme d’ODR serait accessible en tout temps et en […] Read more
As part of the "Justice and Algorithms" week, the radio program LexLab made an inventory of AI innovation in Canada and particularly in Quebec. This episode brought together around a table, Pr Karim Benyekhlef - director of the Cyberjustice Laboratory - Pr Gregory Lewkowicz - ACT researcher - as well as Pr Marina Teller to discuss […] Read more
