Information Law and Policy Centre
The Information Law and Policy Centre (ILPC), based at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), launched in spring 2015. The Centre’s mission is to undertake, promote, and facilitate, cross-disciplinary scholarship and research in the area of information law and policy, domestically and internationally, in collaboration with a variety of organisations within the public and private sectors, and civil society.
The work for the Centre is led by its Academic Director, Dr Nóra Ni Loideain.
Call for Papers: ILPC Annual Conference 2025
Regulating AI in a Changing World: Oversight and Enforcement
We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s 10th Annual Conference on 20-21 November 2025 hosted by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and supported by the School of Advanced Studies (SAS). You can read about our previous annual events here.
We are looking for high-quality contributions exploring approaches, laws, mechanisms, and models of the enforcement and oversight of AI-based and data-driven systems, particularly their implications for the rule of law and other related areas of digital policymaking and law. Including, but not limited to, competition law, consumer law, data protection, human rights.
Papers should address the development and future of regulation, policymaking, and governance within the United Kingdom, Europe, and/or internationally. Interdisciplinary and cross-sector papers are welcomed.The conference organisers also encourage submissions from Early Career Researchers and post-doctoral researchers
How to apply:
Please send an abstract (250-300 words) and short bio to Eliza Boudier, IALS Fellowships and Administrative Officer: eliza.boudier@sas.ac.uk by 30th June 2025. Let us know if you prefer to present in person at IALS (20 November) or online (21 November).
The ILPC Annual Conference will include the ILPC Annual Lecture 2025, and we are delighted to announce that this will be delivered by Marcus Bokkerink.
Attendance (in person and online) will be free thanks to the support of our sponsors, although registration is required as places are limited. To register for the ILPC Annual Lecture and Conference, click here.
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Call for Papers: ILPC Annual Conference 2025
CALL FOR PAPERS ILPC Annual Conference 2025 Regulating AI in a Changing World: Oversight and Enforcement We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s 10th Annual Conference on 20-21 November 2025 hosted by the Institute...
Transatlantic Perspectives on Legislating AI
Date: 19 February 2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm Venue: Council Chamber, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR Legislators in the United States and Europe are moving quickly to regulate artificial intelligence to minimize its risks to privacy,...
ILPC Annual Conference 2024 – AI and Power: Regulating Risk and Rights
Dates: 21 November 2024; 10:15 – 18:00 (in-person) and 22 November 2024; 9:00 – 13:00 (online via Zoom) Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR The ILPC’s 9th Annual Conference will explore the risk and rights-based approaches to...
Current Developments
- ‘NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent’. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating, The Guardian (27 May 2023).
- ‘Rishi Sunak races to tighten rules for AI amid fears of existential risk’, The Guardian (26 May 2023).
- ‘Meta’s fine has repercussions for EU-US data flows’, Financial Times (25 May 2023).
- ‘OpenAI warns over split with Europe as regulation advances’, Financial Times (25 May 2023).
- ‘Ministers looking at body-worn facial recognition technology for police’, The Guardian (16 May 2023).
ILPC Seminar Series 2022
Spotlight Series
It is a Long Way to… E-Evidence: EU Reforms in the Collection of Electronic Evidence Part 2 – The Role of Service Providers
Author: Marine Corhay On 25 January 2023, the Council of the EU confirmed an agreement with the European Parliament has been reached on both the draft regulation and the draft directive on cross-border access to e-evidence. The first part of this article...
It is a Long Way to … E-Evidence: EU Reforms in the Collection of Electronic Evidence – Part 1
Author: Marine Corhay In November 2022, the Commission announced that a political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council had been reached to strengthen cross-border access to digital evidence. The announcement comes after more than four years...
Is Technology the Answer to Addressing the Legal Needs of Vulnerable Social Groups during the COVID-19 Pandemic? – Faith Gordon, Jess Mant and Daniel Newman
The COVID-19 pandemic ‘is making inequalities more visible’, according to the UNODC. This also is the view of those working in law centres at the grassroots. As the Law Centres Network chair, Helen Rogers points out: “The pandemic’s uneven impact is a grim reminder...