The Advent of AI: Reshaping Criminal Procedure (7 & 8 November 2024) – Program and registration link

The Advent of AI: Reshaping Criminal Procedure – 7 & 8 November 2024


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Conference programme (PDF version)

Thursday 7 November

08.30 Welcome and registration
09.00 Opening address

– Prof. Simone Niclou, Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Luxembourg
– Elisabeth Margue, Minister of Justice and Minister Delegate for the Ministry of State’s Department of Media, Connectivity & Digital Policy
– Stéphanie Obertin, Minister for Research and Higher Education and Minister for Digitalisation

09.20 The Advent of AI: Reshaping Criminal Procedure – Introduction
Prof. Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg

09.35 Global (regulatory) challenges of AI
Prof. Jean-Louis Schiltz, University of Luxembourg; Senior partner at Schiltz & Schiltz

10.15 — Session I
Roundtable discussion: On international policy approaches to artificial intelligence and criminal law

Chair: Prof. Mark Cole, University of Luxembourg

12.15 Keynote Address

Chair: Prof. Valsamis Mitsilegas, Dean, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool

Transparency and Human Oversight of Automated Decisions in the Case Law of the CJEU: Is There a Need for Explainability of the Black Box?
Judge François Biltgen, Court of Justice of the European Union

14.15 — Session II
AI evidence in the courtroom – National experiences

Chair: Prof. John Vervaele, Utrecht University

16.30 — Session III
Rethinking rules for forensic expert evidence when using ai tools in forensics

Chair: Prof. Prof. Christoph Sorge, University of Saarland

Friday 8 November

09.30 — Session IV
AI evidence in the courtroom – National experiences (continued)

Chair: Prof. Vanessa Franssen, University of Liège

11.30 — Session V
Challenging AI evidence in criminal trials

Chair: Prof. Silvia Allegrezza, University of Luxembourg

13.00 Closing remarks 

Prof. Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg