The DCU Law & Tech Research Cluster investigates the interplay between law and digital technology in Ireland and beyond.
Research
The digital revolution is rapidly changing contemporary society and profoundly affecting our legal system, both at the national and transnational levels. Our research projects investigate how rights and norms can help shape a trustworthy and human-centric digital environment.
Take a moment to browse our projects, read our publications or engage with our podcasts and videos.
Latest Events
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Why privacy law has been disappointingly powerless in today’s data-driven society?
Wednesday 23 May 2023
Governing Artificial Intelligence: Designing Legal and Regulatory Responses
Education
DCU is a pioneer in the field of law and technology education. Take a moment to browse through our teaching offer in law, data protection, AI ethics and digital rights.
Latest News
Eric McAuliffe receives the Prestigious Westin Scholar Award
As the top ranking student in the Masters in Data Protection and Privacy: Law and Computing, Eric McAuliffe receives the prestigious…
Post-doc Position – Digital surveillance and technological sovereignty
Interdisciplinary Postdoc Position (2 years, full time) Digital surveillance and technological sovereignty In a world where the digital landscape evolves…
PhD Position – Digital Body: A Legal Approach
Center for Legal Studies Antoine Favre at University Savoie Mont-Blanc (Chambéry, France) presents a PhD position in Law (3 years, full-time…
The Law and Tech Blog
The Future of Credit: AI or Human Judgment?
Imagine a world where algorithms, not humans, determine your financial future. This is the reality of algorithmic lending in some countries,…
Tech Giants vs. National Sovereignty: Brazil’s Legal Battle with Elon Musk’s X
After long months of growing tensions between Elon Musk’s platform, X (formerly Twitter), and the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF, in…
Criminal negligence and acceptable risk in the EU’s AI Act: casting light, leaving shadows
The problem of risk-acceptability for high-risk AI systems Regulators and policymakers in Europe are currently grappling with a ‘post-modernity shock’, marked…
