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Autumn School: Law and Challenges of Digital (R)evolution

November 20, 2025, Pravna fakulteta UL,

Poljanski nasip 2, 1000 Ljubljana

How does the law respond to rapid technological development? What do artificial intelligence, justice and military technologies have in common? Who sets the boundaries of digital surveillance and how do we face new challenges in protecting the dark sky – a key natural resource for astronomical observations?

You are invited to the Autumn School “Law and the Challenges of Digital (R)evolution”, organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Faculty of Law University of Ljubljana, the Institute of Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law and the Centre for IT, Law and Ethics (CITPE).

The program will cover topics: law and artificial intelligence, space and space debris, technology and ethics, and new forms of (in)visible surveillance.

The Autumn school will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Poljanski nasip 2.

PANEL 1: AI, Military and Surveillance
Panel moderator is Prof. Dr. Aleš Završnik
  • Dr. Lior Volinz, MSCA Postdoc: From Externalisation to Atrocity Crimes: The Israeli Security Doctrine and the Role of Pervasive Technologisation
  • Andraž Stariha, Legal Advisor: AI Surveillance in the EU AI Act: What Is There and What Is Missing?
  • Dr. Fabio Cristiano, Professor in Conflict Studies: The Genocidal Logistics of Speculative Violence: Spaciocide and Internet Connectivity in Gaza
PANEL 2: Star Wars: Space, Harm and Conflicts
Panel moderator is Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič.
  • Prof. Dr. Jack Lampkin:  Astro-Green Criminology, Dark Sky Protection and the Technology Paradox
  • Dr. Larissa Furtwengler in Selina Novak: When the Sky is not Safe, no Other Place can be Safe: A Case for a New Human Right
  • Dr. Giuliana Rotola: Space Colonialism: Expanding Terrestrial Harm
    PANEL 3: Gender, Discrimination and Digital Violence
    Panel moderator is Manja Skočir.
    • Asst. Kristina Krajnc: Being a Feminist Online: Navigating Digital Violence
    • Assit. Prof. Dr. Tadej Praprotnik: Deep Automation of Binarism and Sexism: What Will Sociality Look Like in the Future
    • Sr. Asst. Ena Gotovuša, LL.D.: Digital Violence Against Women as a Human Rights Challenge: Experiences from the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Sr. Asst. Kanita Pruščanović, LL.D.: Digital Violence Against Women from the Perspective of Criminal Legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    PANEL 4 (SLO): The challenges of regulatory sandboxes for artificial intelligence
    Panel moderator is Assist. Prof Dr. Maša Kovič Dine. The panel will be held in Slovenian. 

    Participation is free.

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