2020
Events
COLIEE-2020 |Call for participation
26 June 2020 Ken Satoh / Randy Goebel
Call for participation for the 7th Competition on Legal Information Extraction and Entailment (COLIEE-2020), to be held on 16 and 17 November 2020 in Yokohama, Japan. This event will include tasks on both statute law and case law. Four tasks are included in the 2020 competition: Tasks 1 and 2 are about case law, and […] Read more
Nouvelles
OBVIA | Petit guide sur les enjeux et opportunités des applications de notifications d’exposition à la COVID-19
The International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital - OBVIA - offers a guide to better understand the functioning of the different applications of COVID-19 exposure reporting. Les applications de notifications d’exposition à la COVID-19 proposent des pistes de solutions intéressantes pour endiguer la pandémie avec laquelle nous sommes présentement aux prises. […] Read more
Blog
Projet de loi 64 : une réforme à l’Européenne du droit à la protection des renseignements personnels
This content is not available in the selected language. Écrit par Simon Du Perron, auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice – Été 2020. La ministre de la Justice Sonia Lebel a déposé vendredi le très attendu Projet de loi n°64, la Loi modernisant des dispositions législatives en matière de protection des renseignements personnels. En conférence […] Read more
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IPIC | Why many more IP Disputes may end up Being Resolved on an Online ADR Platform
In this article, the author looks at the success of the online dispute resolution by examining the capabilities of various platforms available in Quebec - including the PARLe platform. In 2016, the QCPO changed their paradigm and took a leap into the digital world. They hired the Cyberjustice Laboratory of the University of Montreal to […] Read more
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Kelsey R. Ruszkowski et Samuel J. Blanton | Using Remote Technology in Legal Practice: Attorney-Client and Attorney-Staff Relationships
This article by Kelsey R. Ruszkowski - ACT student - and Samuel J. Blanton - lawyer - examines the relational challenges behind the use of remote technology in the legal practice. Even before the spread of COVID-19, the use of technology has quickly become an integral part of our everyday lives and has shaped […] Read more
Actualités
Nicolas Vermeys et Maria-Fernanda Acevedo Lanas | L’émergence et l’évolution des tribunaux virtuels au Canada – L’exemple de la Plateforme d’aide au règlement des litiges en ligne (PARLe)
9 June 2020 Nicolas Vermeys
Nicolas Vermeys - Assistant Director of the Cyberjustice Laboratory - Maria-Fernanda Acevedo Lanas - Scientific Coordinator at the Cyberjustice Laboratory - explore in this publication the emergence and evolution of virtual courts in Canada by drawing on the work done by the Cyberjustice Laboratory and, in particular, the success of the Platform to Aid in […] Read more
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Jean-François Roberge |Le sentiment de justice. Un concept pertinent pour évaluer la qualité du règlement des différends en ligne ?
Jean-François Roberge - ACT researcher - discuss in this publication the concept of sense of justice and it's importance in evaluating the quality of online dispute resolution, particularly through the experience of justice by the users of the online dispute resolution platform - PARLE - in consumer disputes. The sense of justice is a concept […] Read more
Actualités
The Conversation – Covid-19: les dérives possibles de surveillance des données personnelles
5 June 2020 Benoit J. Dupont
Benoit Dupont - ACT researcher - focus in this article published in The Conversation on the use of personal data to fight against the COVID-19 pandemia. Available in french only. Afin de retrouver une liberté de mouvement temporairement suspendue et dans le but de protéger les populations contre une deuxième vague d’infection, on voit se mettre […] Read more
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Heather Scheiwe Kulp & Amy J. Schmitz - Real Feedback from Real People: Emphasizing User-Centric Designs for Court ODR
Heather Scheiwe Kulp and Amy J. Schmitz review the standards for the use of Online Dispute Resolution in courts by questioning users who have experimented the system. As online dispute resolution (ODR) systems become increasingly popular and prevalent, especially for court cases, those of us considering and setting standards for ODR find ourselves wondering what […] Read more
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12 jurés dans un box en temps de pandémie – Commentaires du Pr Vermeys
29 May 2020 Nicolas Vermeys
With the resumption of criminal trials in front of a jury as of June 1, the judicial system in Quebec will face several logistical challenges. In particular, issues related to the use of videoconference during thoses various trials. In this article, Nicolas Vermeys - Assistant Director of the Cyberjustice Laboratory - shares his expertise in […] Read more