February 9th, 2022

DISCRIMINATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE

An Exploration of Digital Inequalities and Corresponding Legal Responsibilities

Description

We can no longer afford to ignore the digital space as a source of unequal treatment. Digital inequalities can show up in various forms—access to the internet, taught skills in the digital arena, algorithmic discrimination, and data protection just to name a few. With the UN’s declaration that the internet is a basic human right, it is time to modernize our approach to non-discrimination law and data protection law by fostering clear attribution of legal responsibilities. In this webinar, you’ll find answers to the following questions:

  • What exactly is the concept of equality online?

  • Who counts as a subject of justice in digital inequalities?

  • Does data collection differ as a result of location, services used, or level of interactions with public services (specifically social and welfare-related services)?

  • How does digitalization affect democracy and democratic practice?

Our Presenters

Guest Speaker : Denise Neves Avade

Denise Neves Abade is a Professor of Law at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Sao Paulo, Brazil), where she also serves as an International Representative for the Alphaville campus. She is also a senior Federal Prosecutor and former Attorney General’s Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Unit (2017-2019). She has a Ph.D. in Constitutional and Procedural Law (Valladolid University, Spain) and has an LL.M. in Procedural Law at Universidade de Sao Paulo, where she also received her law degree. Denise Abade is the author of three law books and co-author of several collective books, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. She has also written several articles for specialized journals.

Host: Pablo Iannello

Pablo Iannello is the Chair of the Museo Social Law School, the director of the Law and tech Program at UADE, and a visiting professor at University of Dayton School of Law since 2013. He has also served as a visiting Fellow at the UNIDROIT Institute, in Rome throughout 2012. Professor Iannello's main areas of research include: Comparative Law, International Economic Law, IP, Law and Tech, Antitrust, Legal Theory and Law and Economics.