Fairness and the Rule of Law
Covid-19, the UK’s Coronavirus Act and emergency ‘remote’ court hearings: what does it mean for open justice? – Dr Judith Townend
There will be an increasing use of ‘remote hearings’ in the courts in England and Wales in coming weeks and months, under existing law, and under new provisions in the emergency Coronavirus Act, agreed by the House of Lords last Wednesday (25 March). But there are...
New Publication: Deconstructing the Paradoxes of South Africa’s Emerging Discourse and Framework on ICTs and Internet Governance
Dr Rachel Adams, Early Career Researcher at the Information Law and Policy Centre (ILPC), has co-authored a chapter in the new NUPRI publication ‘Internet Governance in the Global South – History, Theory and Contemporary Debates.’ The chapter is entitled...
Exploring the challenges of the new transnational cyber policing
The development of the Internet has facilitated global communications, new online spaces for the exchange of goods and information, new currencies and online marketplaces, and unprecedented access to information. These new possibilities in ‘cyberspace’ have been...
Where did all the privacy injunctions go? A response to the Queen’s Bench ‘Media List’ consultation
Dr Judith Townend highlights the difficulties in accessing accurate data on privacy injunctions as part of a submission made on behalf of the Transparency Project to the Queen’s Bench ‘Media List’ consultation . Dr Townend is a Lecturer in Media and Information Law,...
Observing the WannaCry fallout: confusing advice and playing the blame game
In this guest post, researchers from the Information Security Group at UCL - Steven J. Murdoch, Angela Sasse, Wendy M. Grossman and Simon Parkin - consider what lessons should be learnt after the WannaCry ransomware attack. As researchers who strive to develop...
Why using AI to sentence criminals is a dangerous idea
Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock In this guest post, PhD researcher Christopher Markou, University of Cambridge, explores the use of Artificial Intelligence in the justice system...
ILPC launches new report: ‘Protecting Sources and Whistleblowers in a Digital Age’
The emergence of an everyday digital culture and the increasing use of legal instruments by state actors to collect and access communications data has led to growing concern about the protection of journalistic sources and whistleblowers. With the support of Guardian...
The Bubble Reputation: Protecting, Inflating, Deflating and Preserving It
Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Charles Clore House 17 Russell Square London, WC1B 5DR 6pm – 8pm, 8 March 2017 Booking: This event is free but advanced registration is required using the IALS Events Calendar. Speaker: James Michael, Senior Associate...
Case Preview: PNM v Times Newspapers, Open justice and the privacy of suspects – Hugh Tomlinson QC
In this guest post, Hugh Tomlinson QC previews an appeal to the Supreme Court in a case that considers where the balance lies between rights to privacy and the principle of open justice. The post was first published on the Inforrm blog. On 17 and 18 January 2017, a...
Implementing Leveson, how the national newspaper groups use the local press as “human shields” – Hugh Tomlinson QC
In this guest post, Hugh Tomlinson QC, Chair of Hacked Off, considers the press's response to the Government's consultation on the implementation of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 - a significant component in the Leveson system of press regulation. The...