Summer School: Law and Technology
Date: 1 - 5 July 2024
Time: 1 July 10.00 - 17.00 | 2/3/4 July 09.30 - 17.00 | 5 July 09.30 - 1500
Venue: BIICL, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Sq, London WC1B 5JP
Co-organised with
Course Outline
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law in cooperation with UNIL Lausanne and other foreign academic institutions is offering a five-day summer school focusing on Law and Technology. The summer school is designed to offer a comprehensive overview of the diverse and fast-moving area of technologies applied in the field of law.
Students from different parts of the world will get an introduction to Law and Technology from a comparative perspective and follow classes on specific technology-related topics such as intellectual property and technology, artificial intelligence (AI), competition law and technology, and legal technology.
The programme includes a moot court at the Royal Courts of Justice and students will also participate in a workshop focusing on the question whether ChatGPT technology can be used for law and legal decision making.
Course topics:
- Introduction to Law, Tech and AI
Professor Eva Lein, UNIL and BIICL - AI and Dispute Resolution
Professor Angie Raymond, Indiana University - Competition Law and Technology Pt 1
Professor Andreas Heinemann, University of Zurich - Competition Law and Technology Pt 2
Professor Damiano Canapa, UNIL - Intellectual Property and AI Pt 1
Edoardo Agamennone, Levante Capital, Sciences Po - Intellectual Property and AI Pt 2
Professor Shlomit Ravid, ONO Academic College - Mass Data Sharing and Challenges to Good Governance
Workshop: Professor Mark Findlay, Prof. Em. Singapore Management University - Operationalising Digital Rights
Professor Michel Cannarsa, Université Catholique de Lyon - Understanding Digital Assets
UNDROIT / Professor Louise Gullifer, University of Cambridge
Workshop Guiseppe Agrelli, UNIL
There will also be a visit to the Royal Courts of Justice including a Tech and IP Moot Session
Who is the course for?
The summer school is ideal for students, academics and practitioners wishing to develop a greater understanding of developments in artificial intelligence and Intellectual property law.
Course leader
Prof. Eva Lein, British Institute of International and Comparative Law and UNIL
Testimonials from past attendees
'The course did an excellent job of providing breadth (covering everything from AI to patents to competition law) in addition to depth.''
Overall the course was quite intensive and productive'
Pricing and Registration
Charges for this course are:
Individuals: £775
Students: £500 (please ensure you use your university email to register)
Training scholarships
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is committed to equality and opportunity in the legal profession and to support greater engagement of under-represented groups in the legal profession.
In our efforts in this regard we are delighted to offer 3 scholarships for each of our short courses to participants from communities and backgrounds currently under-represented in the legal community.
Applications for training scholarships must be received at least three weeks ahead of the course start date (10 June 2024).
Find out more about training scholarships
