ECLT - Università di Pavia

The 2012 Law&Science Young Scholars Informal Symposium will be the latest edition of the event which has taken place in the last two years at the University of Pavia on the initiative of the European Centre for Law, Science  New Technologies (ECLT), University of Pavia.
The Symposium aims to create a forum for post-graduate scholars, PhD students and early-career researchers working in the area of Law&Science (in special cases applications from final-year undergraduate students can be considered). It will provide participants with an opportunity to present and discuss their research with senior researchers of the Law Science community in a constructive and friendly atmosphere.

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"Law&Science - YSIS - 2012 Round", Pavia, 14 May 2012

Keynotes Details:

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 26 February 2012 (extended deadline)
Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2012
Deadline for submission of full paper: 14 April 2012
Notification of Acceptance: 30 April 2012
Symposium presentation: 14 May 2012

Selected candidates (in alphabetical order):

Chiara Boscarato (University of Pavia, I)
Artificial Intelligence and Models of Legal Arguments

Amber  Dar (University of Manchester, UK)
Can "best interests" justify child participation in medical research?

Edward Johnston (University of the West of England, UK)
Neuroscientific Evidence and the Criminal Justice Process of England and Wales

Migle Laukyte (CIRSFID, Bologna University School of Law, I)
An Approach to Issues of Liability Involving Artificially Intelligent Beings

Alice Margaria (European University Institute, Florence, I)
The Impact of Modern Reproductive Technologies on the Legal Determination of Fatherhood: A Human Rights Perspective

Vesco Paskalev (European University Institute, Florence, I)
Courts as Academies: Balancing of Scientific Arguments in Regulation of Uncertainties

Marta Tomasi (University of Trento, I)
Direct to consumer genetic testing: steps on the path towards a personalised healthcare?

Isabell Verdier-Büschel (Universität Basel / Institute for Biomedical Ethics, CH)
Medical data sharing vs. Privacy protection: where science meets law

Evaluation Panel

The experts who participated in the selection process were  (in alphabetical order):
Roberto Alemanno, Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) Paris, France
Charles H. Baron, Boston College Law School, U.S.A.
Rainhard Bengez, Technische Universität München, Germany
Carlo Casonato, University of Trento, Italy
Paul Catley, Bristol Law School, U.K.
Jennifer Chandler, University of Ottawa, Canada
Lisa Claydon, Bristol Law School, U.K.
Oliver Goodenough, Vermont Law School, U.S.A.
Pim Haselager, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, The Netherlands
Alan Meisel, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, U.S.A.
Federico Pizzetti, University of Milan, Italy
Carlo Alberto Redi, Department of Animal Biology, University of , Italy
Anne-Lise Sibony, University of Liège, Belgium
Jürgen Simon, University of Lüneburg, Germany
Tade Mathias Spranger, University of Bonn, Germany
Bratislav Stankovic, School of Law, University American College Skopje, Macedonia

Official language: English
Place:  Aula Scarpa, University of Pavia (Italy)

Conference participation is free.
For registration and information please write to Scientific Secretariat.

Scientific  Secretariat:
Dott.ssa Alessandra Malerba: alessandramalerba87@gmail.com
Dott.ssa Laura Massocchi: laura.massocchi@katamail.com

2011 round