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Conference on ‘The Cyber Warfare Manual: A Detailed Assessment​’

T.M.C. Asser Instituut R.J. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22, The Hague, Netherlands

The International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform, a research platform coordinated by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, cordially invites you to this conference to assess in detail the Cyber Warfare or Tallinn Manual. This conference, organized in cooperation with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, the Gerda Henkel Stiftung and the University of Amsterdam, will bring together ... Read more

€175

Report Launch: Freedom on the Net 2014

Google 25 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC, United States

Freedom on the Net is Freedom House’s annual assessment of internet access, censorship, and internet user rights in 65 countries around the world. This year’s event will highlight the advances and setbacks in internet freedom over the past year, emerging threats to digital media, and the challenges these trends pose to U.S. foreign policy. Refreshments ... Read more

Should There Be a Right to Be Forgotten?

George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

The George Washington University Law School Stuart 101 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052 In May 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that Google must recognize European citizens' "right to be forgotten" by removing links to articles and other Internet content about them that they would prefer to have "forgotten"–even if such content ... Read more

Film Screening: We Break Things…Hackers Fight for Freedom

Harvard Law School 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

Thursday, February 26 at 6:00 PM Harvard Law School campus Wasserstein Hall, Room B010 Co-sponsored by the Harvard Journal of Law and Techology and the Harvard Law Documentary Studio WE BREAK THINGS pulls back the curtain on one of society’s increasingly powerful political forces, which to most people remains a mystery. Meet the hackers who ... Read more

RIGHTSCON SOUTHEAST ASIA

TBA Manila, Philippines

RightsCon is the premier summit series bringing together civil society, engineers, activists, lawyers, companies, and governments on the subject of the internet and human rights. This March, RightsCon will move to Manila to convene civil society and key decision makers in this rapidly evolving region. This event, which will be jointly hosted by Access, EngageMedia, ... Read more

Intellectual Property Law: Beyond IP2

Yale Law School 127 Wall Street , New Haven, CT, United States

How do forms of law and governance beyond IP promote innovation, as well as values such as equity, privacy, and democracy? How should these systems be combined, both with one another and with IP law? At the national, local, and international levels, the state plays a critical role in innovation, both by acting directly to fund and support it, and by serving as a meta-institution that establishes the parameters of other approaches to innovation, whether they be market or commons-based.

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Webinar: Human Rights in the Digital Age

Webinar

If you are on the internet or use a cell phone, odds are you are being followed by governments through mass surveillance programs. This isn’t just part of life in the 21st century, it’s illegal and a human rights violation. In June 2013, Edward Snowden leaked thousands of classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents revealing ... Read more

Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015

The Hague

On 16-17 April 2015 the Netherlands will host the fourth Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS) in The Hague. Representatives from governments, private sector and civil society will gather in order to promote practical cooperation in cyberspace, to enhance cyber capacity building, and to discuss norms for responsible behavior in cyberspace.

Personal Democracy Forum 2015: “Imagine All The People: The Future of Civic Tech.”

NYU Skirball Center 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

The theme for this year's Personal Democracy Forum, our twelfth since 2004, is "Imagine All The People: The Future of Civic Tech." We want to take you into a future where everyone is participating, a future that we build together using technology appropriately, powering solutions to shared civic problems. The future is what we make ... Read more

$595

IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy

Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam Korte Spinhuissteeg 3, , Amsterdam, Netherlands

The University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Law (IViR) announces the 3rd IVIR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy. The course will focus on privacy law and policy related to the Internet, electronic communications and online and social media.  It will explore the broader trends and recent developments in this rapidly changing field and ... Read more

€2100