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Are you a student or a young practitioner passionate about law and curious about the digital future? If so, our exciting winter courses are the perfect opportunity to kickstart your legal career in the age of technology and innovation.

 

"Go Digital in Law" is a one-of-a-kind international program inviting students and young practitioners worldwide to explore the dynamic intersection of law and cutting-edge technology. Covering topics like legal tech, digital law, cybersecurity, data governance, and artificial intelligence, these courses delve into the subjects transforming the legal profession.

 

WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE:

• Top-Tier Education: Delivered in English by renowned law professors from diverse universities, the program provides deep insights into modern legal practices and emerging technologies. Topics include intellectual property rights, digital contracts, cybersecurity, internet law, digital markets and services, data governance and privacy, and internet crime.
• Industry Expertise: Be inspired by seasoned professionals from the tech industry. These experts will share their journeys, offering practical insights and success stories from building tech companies and innovative products and/or services.
• Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Learn from practitioners in business, IT, law enforcement, and art to gain a comprehensive understanding of how law integrates with modern technologies in real-world scenarios.
• Day trip to Bucovina: Embark on a day trip to Bucovina, where enchanting painted monasteries meet the stunning Carpathian mountain garden, all wrapped in breathtaking winter landscapes! To align the day trip with the theme of digital law, we’ve planned a surprise presentation on the winter school’s topic, set to take place in one of the picturesque mountain towns we’ll visit!

 

The program concludes with the International Conference on Legal Perspectives on the Internet (COPEJI 8.0), where PhD students and young practitioners can present their papers and publish their work, adding an academic milestone to your journey. COPEJI 8.0 is part of the Winter School and all the participants to the Winter School must also attend the panels of the international conference on the 1st of March 2025.

 

Don’t miss this exceptional chance to build your expertise at the intersection of law and technology. "Go Digital in Law" is your international gateway to mastering the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving legal landscape—and to shape the future of law.

 

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

University of Poitiers, France

University of Bialystok, Poland,

University of Turku, Finland

University of Krakow, Poland

University of Kalisz, Poland

Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

University of Maia, Portugal

University of Linz, Austria

University of Lublin, Poland

University of Almeria, Spain

University of Kaliski, Poland

Doctoral School of Law, Faculty of Law, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

Faculty of Computer Science, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

Doctoral School of the Faculty of Computer Science, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

 

ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

The Legal Clinic Association of the Faculty of Law, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

Bucovina Digital Media Days

 

SPONSORS

Cotnari (https://www.cotnari.ro/)

D&B David and Baias, Law Firm (https://www.david-baias.ro/en/)

Wolters Kluwer (https://www.wolterskluwer.com/ro-ro)

Moo Gelato (https://moogelato.com/)

 

VENUE

Casa Universitarilor din Iași, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania (https://g.co/kgs/UE3Zk9A)

 

DATES

24th of February – 1st of March

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Bachelor students, Master students, PhD students, and young practitioners (PhD students and young practitioners can also attend the international conference as speakers and publish their papers). We strongly encourage law students to attend, but we welcome everyone who is interested in the topics.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The "Go Digital in Law" Winter School will follow a structured curriculum designed to provide a comprehensive exploration of the intersection of law and technology. The courses will blend lectures, workshops, and interactive sessions led by renowned academics, industry professionals, and multidisciplinary practitioners.

 

THE EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES ARE:

• Foundational Knowledge in Digital Law and Technology
• Legal Technology Proficiency
• Practical Skills for the Digital Legal Environment
• Preparedness for Future Legal Challenges
• Ethical and Regulatory Awareness
• Insights into Industry Trends and Career Opportunities
• Global and Cultural Competency
• Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
• These learning outcomes will prepare participants to excel in the dynamic intersection of law and technology, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed for a successful career in the evolving legal landscape.

 

Number of international participants confirmed until 27.01.2025: 60.

 

REGISTRATION:

1. Students of the Faculty of Law, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași

• Availability: 10 free spots.
• Selection Criteria:
• Based on ECTS points from the most recently completed academic semester.
• For 1st-year students, selection will be based on admission grades.
• How to Apply:
  • Full name, year of study, and class.
  • Contact details (telephone number and email).
  • A letter of interest.
• Send an email to godigitalinlaw@gmail.com by 9th February 2025, 23:59 (GMT+2).
• Email subject: "UAIC Registration to Go Digital in Law".
• Include:
• Important: Emails missing any required information will be disregarded immediately
• Deadline: 9^th of February, 2025, 23:59

 

1. Volunteers

• Eligibility: Students interested in helping organize the Winter School (physical component).
• Benefits:
• Full access to all activities of the Winter School.
• Certificate of attendance.
• How to Apply:
  • Full name, year of study, and class.
  • Contact details (telephone number and email).
  • A letter of interest.
  • CV  and proof of proficiency in English if available.
• Send an email to godigitalinlaw@gmail.com with the subject: "Volunteer for Go Digital in Law".
• Include:
• Selection Criteria:
• Organizational experience.
• Proficiency in English.
• Spots Available: Maximum 10.
• Important: Emails missing required information will not be considered.
• Deadline: 9^th of February, 2025, 23:59

 

1. General Registration

• Eligibility: Students and young practitioners from across Romania.
• Spots Available: 10, filled on a first-come, first-served basis after full payment of the fee.
• Withdrawal Policy:
• A €10 penalty will be retained if participants withdraw after payment. No exceptions.
• How to Apply:
  • Full name.
  • University/academic affiliation.
  • Level and year of study.
  • Contact details (telephone number and email).
  • CV.
  • Specify your option of attendance by clearly stating which components you wish to participate in:
• Send an email to godigitalinlaw@gmail.com with the subject: "Registration to Go Digital in Law 2025".
• Include:

• 4 days of the Winter School (included in the €200 base fee).
• COPEJI 8.0 (€50): Attendance on 1st March 2025, including the closing ceremony.
• Day Trip to Bucovina (€50): Scheduled for 26th February 2025 (Wednesday).
• Example: "I wish to attend the 4 days of the Winter School and additionally participate in the Day Trip to Bucovina."
• Incomplete or unclear emails regarding attendance options will not be considered.

• Additional details may be requested and must be provided within 48 hours of the request. If not provided timely, the application will be disregarded.
• Important: Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Payment Information:
• Details will be shared via email once the application is verified and deemed valid.
• Fees:
• €200: Attendance on 24th, 25th, 27th, and 28th February 2025.
• €50: Day Trip to Bucovina on 26th February (Wednesday).
• €50: COPEJI 8.0 participation on 1st March 2025, including the closing ceremony.
• Deadline (including for making the payment): 9^th of February, 2025, 23:59

 

International Attendees: We are nearing full capacity for international participants at our Winter School, with nearly 70 international attendees anticipated (over 50 have already fully confirmed). Priority is given to participants from our academic partners. However, if you are interested in attending, please email godigitalinlaw@gmail.com to check for any remaining availability. Kindly note that external participants are subject to the fees outlined in the "General Registration" section above.

 

CONFIRMED THEMES FOR LECTURES/WORKSHOPS (AS OF 27.01.2025):

• The regulation of Big Tech: antitrust challenges in the digital economy
• Freezing of Crypto-Assets: Legal Framework and Practical Challenges
• Digital Debt Collection
• Reimagining Business Law: The Impact of AI on Lawyers' Daily Practice
• Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act
• Product Liability for Software and AI systems
• Jurisdiction and applicable law for online consumer contracts
• Liability of protected content sharing platforms in copyright
• Legal perspectives on online intelligent advertising
• Introduction to blockchain and its impact on society, economics and law
• AI Systems: hands-on!
• Rethinking Liability and Risk Allocation: AI systems and smart products
• The relationship of AI and law
• Digital investment scam
• Legal innovation and legal tech: the digital lawyer
• The evolution of the platforms' liability for sharing content protected by copyright
• Deepfake as a form of disinformation and its legal implications around the globe
• Practical Introduction to Legal Operations and Legal Tech – The Legal World They Don’t Teach You About
• In-house legal roles and their use of technology
• Cyberspace- the final frontier
• AI, Manipulation, and the Law: Who Holds the Strings?
• Legal and Technical Challenges in Addressing the Dissemination of Terrorist Content Online

 

EVENT SPEAKERS (AS OF 19.02.2025) (alphabetical order):

• Lenuța ALBOAIE, PhD, Professor and Dean of Faculty of Computer Science, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, Romania; Director of the Technology Transfer Center iTransfer
• Aura-Elena AMIRONESEI, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Lucian BOZIAN, Partner with D&B David si Baias
• Codrin CODREA, PhD, Lecturer at Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania
• Ioana Maria COSTEA, PhD, Professor and Vice-Rector, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Teresa Rodríguez DE LAS HERAS BALLELL, Associate Professor, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
• Flor DE MARIA MARTINEZ, Client Manager, Klea – a Quantios company
• Ioana Crenguța LEAUA, PhD, Director of The Swiss Institute for Alternative Thinking, former Vice President of the ICC Arbitration International Court of Arbitration, "Bucharest University of Economic Studies", Chair of the Initiative on Arbitration and Blockchain (Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center)
• Raluca GHEORGHIU, Head of Legal Strategy and Acceleration, UiPath
• Gergely GOSZTONYI, PhD, Associate Professor and Head of Digital Authoritarianism Research Lab (DARL) at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law, Hungary
• Gabriela IFRIM, Senior Associate Lawyer at D&B
• Adrian IFTENE, PhD, Professor and Vice-Rector, Faculty of Computer Science, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, Romania
• Despina-Martha ILUCĂ, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Lucia IRINESCU, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania
• Carmen MOLDOVAN, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
• Elena LAZĂR, PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Romania
• Adrian MĂNTOIU, Managing Director, Wolters Kluwer România
• Teodor Lucian MOGA, PhD, Lecturer, The Center for European Studies, Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University , Romania
• Elena Alina OPREA, PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB), Romania
• Lucian POPESCU, Co-founder of  Avocatul Digital/„The digital lawyer” online platform
• Vlad Dan ROMAN, Policy officer, European Commission, Belgium
• Victoria RUSU, Global Director of Content Enrichment, Klea – a Quantios company
• Cătălin-Gabriel STĂNESCU, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (Denmark), School of Artificial Intelligence and Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law (China)
• Alexandru ȘOTROPA, PhD Candidate at Vrije University Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Romanian lawyer specialised in competition
• Andra Roxana TRANDAFIR, PhD, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Romania visiting professor at the University of Bordeaux, France
• Nicolae-Horia ȚIȚ, PhD, Lawyer and Dean of Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
• Carmen Tamara UNGUREANU, PhD, Professor and Director of the Doctoral School of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania; Former member of the UNIDROIT Governing Council, Former expert in the Romanian Commission Working Group III UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade law) - Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform
• Mika VILJANEN, PhD, Professor of private law at University of Turku, Finland; Founder of Legal Design Summit Helsinki
• Florin Ionuț ZABORILĂ, Officer of Regional Police Cyber Unit
• George ZLATI, PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, UAB, Romania; Lawyer Specialized in Cybercrime & Crypto
• Alexandre ZOLLINGER, PhD, Maitre de conférences HDR en Droit privé et Sciences criminelles à l'Université de Poitiers, codirecteur du Magistère et du Master en droit des technologies de l'information et de la communication, France

 

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (alphabetical order):

• Aura-Elena AMIRONESEI, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Sebastian ANTOCE, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Alexandru CHISTRUGA, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Codrin CODREA, PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Ioana Maria COSTEA, PhD, Professor and Vice-Rector of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
• Cosmina CREȚU, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Herciu DEMET, LL.M. Student
• Mihai DUNEA, PhD, Vice-Dean and Associate Professor, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Gergely GOSZTONYI, PhD, Associate Professor and Head of Digital Authoritarianism Research Lab (DARL) at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law, Hungary
• Mădălina GUȚĂ, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Maria LAIU-TINCU, Assistant Professor, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Carmen MOLDOVAN, PhD, Vice-Dean and Associate Professor at Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
• Nicolae-Horia ȚIȚ, PhD, Lawyer and Dean of Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
• Carmen Tamara UNGUREANU, PhD, Professor and Director of the Doctoral School of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
• Alexandre ZOLLINGER, PhD, Maitre de conférences HDR en Droit privé et Sciences criminelles à l'Université de Poitiers, codirecteur du Magistère et du Master en droit des technologies de l'information et de la communication, France

 

 

Disclaimer

The opinions, ideas, and positions expressed by speakers and/or participants during this event are solely their own and do not, in any way, reflect the official stance of the Faculty of Law or "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași.

 

The organizers do not pre-screen, censor, or control in advance the speeches, presentations, or interventions of participants and do not impose any direction of discussion, opinion, or statement. The Faculty of Law supports and promotes freedom of expression as a fundamental pillar of academic debate and intellectual progress.

 

The invitation of a speaker does not, in any way, imply endorsement or validation of their opinions by the Faculty of Law or the University. The purpose of the event is to provide an open dialogue framework where participants can engage with diverse ideas, personal perspectives, and authentic approaches from invited speakers.

 

The Faculty of Law reaffirms its commitment to academic freedom and pluralism of ideas while disclaiming responsibility for the content of individual speeches.