IT and Media Law
Christopher Boniface, Research Fellow in IT Law
Paolo Cavaliere, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and IT Law
Rachael Craufurd-Smith, Reader in EU Law
Judith Rauhofer, Senior Lecturer in IT Law
Burkhard Schafer, Professor of Computational Legal Theory
Lachlan Urquhart, Senior Lecturer in Technology Law and Human-Computer Interaction
Journal articles
Harmonising liability: Exploring carrier responsibilities in transportation contracts and their application to autonomous vehicle services under the UAE Law
Hussein, S.; Muhammad, N.; Al-Ahmad, H.; Schafer, B. et al. In: Law, Innovation and Technology. p. 1-36. View article
Stakeholders’ views of online surveillance capabilities: A comparative analysis of the debates in UK, Finland and Norway
Leppänen, Anna Ritta.; Flinterud, Guro.; Long, Amy.; O’Neill, Megan; Boucht, Johan.; Schafer, Burkhard.; Houtsonen, Jarmo. In: Security Journal. 09.09.2024. View article
AI and the iterable epistopics of risk
Crabtree, Andy.; McGarry, Gary. Urquhart, Lachlan. In: AI and Society. Vol.40, No.3, 20.07.2024, p. 1425 - 1438. View article
Freedom of expression after disinformation: Towards a new paradigm for the right to receive information
Cavaliere, Paolo. 11.07.2024. View article
On manipulation by emotional AI: UK adults’ views and governance implications
Bakir, Vian; Laffer, Alex; McStay, Andrew, Miranda, Diana.; Urquhart, Lachlan. In: Frontiers in Sociology, Vol.9, 07.06.2024, p. 1-18. View article
How do you solve a problem like Alexa?
Atabey, Ayça; Schafer, Burkhard; Urquhart, Lachlan. In: Jusletter IT, March, 30.03.2023, p. 185-198. View article
Undue influence from the family in declining COVID-19 vaccination and treatment for the elderly patient
Lee, See Muah; Frets, Neal Ryan; Tirtajana, Irene et al. In: Asian Bioethics Review, 11.04.2023. View article
What the Dickens: Post-mortem privacy and intergenerational trust
Schafer, Burkhard; Briggs, Jo; Moncur, Wendy et al. In: Computer Law and Security Review, Vol. 49, 105800, 07.2023, p. 1-9. View article
When brand distinctiveness is in the AI of the beholder: Trademark law for autonomous intelligent shopping agents
de Amstalden, M. & Schafer, B. In: New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 18, 05.01.2023, p. 51-84. View article
Policing the smart home : The internet of things as ‘invisible witnesses'
Urquhart, Lachlan; Miranda, Diana ; Podoletz, Lena. In: Information Polity: An International Journal of Government and Democracy in the Information Age, Vol. 27, No. 2, 06.06.2022, p. 233-246. View article
Tempting the fate of the furious : Cyber security and autonomous cars
Mclachlan, Scott; Schafer, Burkhard; Dube, Kudakwashe et al. In: International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2022, p. 181-201. View article
Incorporating ‘fashion identity’ into the right to privacy
Onitiu, Daria. In: Law, Technology and Humans, Vol. 4, No. 1, 24.05.2022, p. 102-116. View Article
The truth in fake news : How disinformation laws are reframing the concepts of truth and accuracy on digital platforms
Cavaliere, Paolo, In: European Convention on Human Rights Law Review, 11.10.2022, p. 1-43. View article
Book chapters
Is AI ethics all fluff?
Zerilli, J. In AI Morality. David Edmonds (Ed). Oxford University Press. 2024. View chapter
In space, nobody can copyright your scream
Schafer, B. The Institutions of Extraterrestrial Liberty. ed / CS Cockell. Oxford University Press, 2023, p. 384-410. View chapter
Of wicked wizards and indigo jackals: Legal regulation of privacy and identity in cultural comparative perspective
Schafer, B. Informationelle Menschenrechte und digitale Gesellschaft. ed. / B Buchner & T Petri. Mohr Siebeck, 2022, p. 27-45. View chapter
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