Science & Humanities

For a more humanistic advocacy

@LawAhead 5 min

What role does law play in our society? What capacity does a lawyer have to change people’s lives? What can humanism contribute in relation to law?

Make a (Dis)informed vote

@LawAhead 9 min

Being an informed voter is hard by itself. Nowadays, it is even harder with the rise of disinformation.

Physics, renewables, and regulations: Are we getting it wrong?

@LawAhead 4 min

Despite our best efforts to mitigate climate change, we are still incurring in costly mistakes. There are no shortcuts in this fight to save our planet, and we cannot allow our margin of error to get any narrower. 

It’s not perfect, but it could work: The Action Plan against disinformation in the 2019 European elections

@LawAhead 8 min

More resources, better coordination between States and collaboration between digital platforms and media, to combat disinformation and ensure free and fair European elections.

Tech Breakthroughs In The Healthcare Sector: Are Lawyers Equipped To Advise A Sector Moving At Breakneck Speed?

@LawAhead 5 min

Digital Pills, 3D printing of synthetic organs, and precision medicine are not only dramatically changing our quality of life, but our legal mindset too.d.

How cybersecurity is changing the way lawyers work

@LawAhead 4 min

As new technologies are changing the way lawyers practice law, it is paramount to modify the Deontological Code for the profession and update lawyers concept of due diligence.

Algorithmic Justice, Education, and the Lawyer of the Future

@LawAhead 3 min

As we witness the unstoppable advance of machine learning and its application in more and more areas of our lives, I am more convinced each day that the future of the administration of justice will necessarily involve a high level of participation of automated algorithms in each procedural step.

Technology’s Great Promise to the Study of Law

@LawAhead 4 min

The challenges today are not technological, but they are moral, ethical, and philosophical, and thus our legal scholars are of central importance in the interpretation of these questions.

Ethical AI: Are we asking the right questions?

@LawAhead 5 min

Artificial intelligence carries with it a whole host of concerns that force us to think about our own morality. If we want to discuss the real problems and the challenges that we face with the rise of AI, let’s start by asking the hard questions.

Legal education in the era of globalization—what should we expect from law schools?

@LawAhead 6 min

Why is it so important for law schools to innovate at a systemic level, and what are the consequences of the current lack of willingness and/or capacity to do so?