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Prof. Dr. Marco Giacalone delivered this morning a compelling speech at the XIX Stage of European Union Law “Andrea Cafiero,” organized by the Council of the Bar Association of Naples’ Commission on European Union Law.

Today, Prof. Dr. Marco Giacalone delivered an insightful presentation at the workshop titled "Questioni di diritto e processo del lavoro nell’era della rivoluzione tecnologica" held in Capri.

Today, Prof. Dr. Marco Giacalone participated in the workshop "Law, Technology, and Society in the Age of Ethical and Multi-Agent AI," held in Krakow.

This morning, Prof. Dr. Marco Giacalone participated in the workshop titled "Shifting Boundaries Between Dispute Resolution Systems: Re-Assessing the Geography of Justice," hosted by Tilburg Law School.

NEW VACANCY -Postdoc in Law and Artificial intelligence 1 - Working at the VUB For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for f reedom, equality and solidarity , and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.  &nbsp...

NEW VACANCY - PhD Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice 1 - Working at the VUB For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for f reedom, equality and solidarity , and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff a...

We are pleased to announce that the video of the CREA2 conference is now available online.  The CREA II research project is dedicated to investigating the potential of artificial intelligence to transform dispute resolution.

The international workshop "Driving Sustainable Transition Through Digitalization: A Pathway to Future Success" is happening today at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, within the Faculteit Recht en Criminologie.

We are excited to invite you to the ODR Forum 2024, the premier global conference on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), where experts, policymakers, innovators, and academics from around the world will gather to discuss and shape the future of ODR.

  We cordially invite you to the final conference of the CREA II-Project!  Join us to explore the future of digitization in family law and online dispute resolution at this inspiring event on family law digitalization and (online) dispute resolution, on May 23 and 24, 2024, in the vibra...

We are thrilled to invite you for the conference on Generative AI in the Justice System, held in a hybrid format, with in-person sessions at the Barcelona Bar Association building and online sessions via Zoom.

Today, Dr. Gioia Arnone has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, exploring the intricate intersections of crowdfunding, blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized justice in the evolving digital landscape.

Are you passionate about improving access to justice? Don't miss this opportunity to be part of an extraordinary collective and multidisciplinary endeavor at the Belgian Federal Hackathon. Experience the passion, creativity, and collaboration that define this event.

Join us for a stimulating e-seminar scheduled on March 12, 2024, at 9:30 am (Brussels Time).  This session, convened by Dr.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all the incredible speakers and participants who made the "Final Conference SCAN II Project" a resounding success on the 22nd and 23rd of February 2024 in Brussels.

We're thrilled to announce the Final Conference of the SCAN II Project!  Join us as we culminate our journey with groundbreaking discussions and insights. This event marks the possibility to ensure consumer's access to justice to small claims proceedings thorugh an innovative digital platform.

We are pleased to invite you to the E-Justice ODR Scheme final conference, focusing on how Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) tools can make justice more accessible. This two-day event will be a pivotal discussion on the digital transformation of justice, especially for vulnerable populations.

      In the ever-evolving landscape of law and technology, the "Digitizing Justice & Empowering Legal Excellence" Conference, scheduled for January 18th and 19th, 2024, promises to be a pivotal event.  The conference brings together legal and AI experts to explore the inters...

Today, at the 36th International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (Jurix 2023), held at the University of Maastricht, Prof. Marco Giacalone and Dr.

  We're thrilled to announce the release of the insightful "Small Claims, Digitalisation, and EU Market" by ASP -Academic and Scientific Publishers (ISBN 978 94 6117 557 1).  This comprehensive volume explores crucial aspects of the European Union's legal landscape, focusing on small claim...

Today, in an expert workshop titled 'Navigating the DSA's procedural turn: lessons from consumer law for ODR,' Prof.

At the invitation of the Association of EU Data Protection Judges Association of European Data Protection Judges (aedpj.eu)  and the European Law Academy ERA ERA – Academy of European Law , prof.

Today Prof. Marco Giacalone made an insightful presentation on “Access to judicial decisions, e-justice and the CREA2 project” at the University of Luxembourg.   In his speech, Prof. Giacalone delved into crucial aspects concerning the future of justice systems.

    In the Institutions for Conflict Resolution (COI) Conference held in Utrecht on the 28-29 September 2023, in a panel on Procedural Justice in Platform Complaint Procedures together with Elena Alina Ontanu, Eric Tjong Tjin Tai, Pietro Ortolani, and Anna van Duin, Prof.

The first session of Day 2 at the FARI Brussels Conference 2023 on “Local & Sustainable AI, Data, and Robotics” delved into the intriguing intersection of "AI and Justice." This roundtable session was moderated by Gregory Lewkowicz, setting the stage for a captivating exploration of how a...

On the 7th and 8th of September, the College of Europe had the honour of being chosen by the Federal Ministry of Justice (FOD Justitie SPF Justice) to provide a 2-day training session on the operation of the EU Council Presidency in the context of the future Belgian Presidency of the Council of Euro...

Today, PhD student Francesca Valastro chaired the session “Digital Family Law” at the International Society of Family Law – 18 th (Golden Jubilee) World Conference in Antwerp.   As the Chair of the session, Francesca moderated a panel of distinguished academics, including Prof.

Last June 23rd, 2023 PhD student Francesca  Valastro, member of the DIKE research group, participated in the Doctoral Consortium of the 19th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL 2023) held at the University of Minho in Braga (Portugal).

Today, Dr.

On May 30, DIKE members Professor Gina Gioia  and  Sajedeh Salehi  (PhD candidate)  spoke on the role of artificial intelligence in civil proceedings at  Seventeenth Public & Private Justice Course and Conference on the Heroes of Judicial Periphery Court Experts, Co...

An intelligent conversational agent for the legal domain is an AI-powered system that can communicate with users in natural language and provide legal advice or assistance. In this paper, we present CREA2, an agent designed to process legal concepts and be able to guide users on legal matters.

Dr. Nishat Hyder-Rahman attended the JAR Association Inaugural Conference on Innovation in Judicial Systems: Human, Cuber and Beyond, from 25-26 May 2023 held at Roma Tre University.  She was invited, together with Dr. Alina Ontanu of Tilburg University, and Dr.

Are you interested in how AI can improve access to justice?

DIKE team has just published on SCAN II website https://scan2.vub.be the ‘Comparative and Analytical Study of Best Practices’ for the National Enforcement Rules of the ESCP Judgments in Member States.  The main objective of this report is to gain profound insights as to national...

The 35th JURIX conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, held at Saarland University, Saarbrücken (Germany) has just ended. We are very proud to announce that today, within the 10th Doctoral Consortium,   - the Best Doctoral Consortium Paper is awarded to o...

Today the 10th Doctoral Consortium, hosted within the 35th JURIX conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, will take place at Saarland University, in Saarbrücken (Germany).  DIKE Research Group members Gioia Arnone, Paola Giacalone and Francesca Valastro will qu...

On Monday 14 November, DIKE member Mauro Gisgand will speak at the seminar on ‘‘European company law and company mobility in the context of digitalisation in the light of EU Directives 2017/1132, 2019/1151 and 2019/2021’’ in Paris.

Technological evolution and advances in the field of artificial intelligence have brought about considerable transformations in every area of our lives, also changing our various needs.

The latest issue of The Italian-Spanish Journal of Procedure Law (RIEDP) has publsihed the paper of Dr.

The latest issue of The Italian-Spanish Journal of Procedure Law (RIEDP) has publsihed the paper of Dr.

We are very proud to announce that today Prof. Elisabeth Alofs, Dr. Marco Giacalone and Dr.

The last few years have seen a huge explosion in the use of Machine Learning (ML)-based approaches, particularly Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) in a variety of fields, to solve complex prediction problems, or in industry to provide a very effective predictive maintenance system for equipment, or in the...

In recent years, deep learning has gotten a lot of attention, notably in fields like Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing.  With the growing amount of online information, recommender systems have shown to be an effective technique for coping with information overload.