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Summer School - IT Law & Legal Informatics 2026 - Registration Open!
From 27 July to 5 August, the Institute for Legal Informatics will host the Summer School IT Law and Legal Informatics 2026, a unique opportunity to deep dive into the legal challenges of the digital age.
The topics covered this year are:
- Artificial Intelligence & Law
- Data & Privacy
- IT Security & Legal Tech.
Winner of the LexisNexis Best Paper Award at IRI§2026
A team from the Institute of Legal Informatics led by Prof. Dr. Georg Borges received the Best Paper Award at the International Legal Informatics Symposium (IRI§2026) for their paper “Potentials of AI Certification. The CARAT Project”.
Public lecture: Data protection in practice
During the winter term 2025/26, the lecture series „Datenschutz in der Praxis“ on data protection will take place unter the direction of Prof. Dr. Georg Borges. Lectures are online every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The lectures are open to the public and free of charge. However, all lectures are in German language.
Access and other information see here.
Summer School "IT-Law"
In 2025, the Institute of legal Informatics will once again be organizing a Summer School on IT Law and Legal Informatics for young researchers in Saarbrücken.
CARAT - Potentials of AI Certification as a Regulatory Instrument
The CARAT project investigates how certification can be used as a key regulatory instrument for managing risks and ensuring the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
Institute Newsletter
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