Together with the University of Fribourg, the Insitute is organizing an international conference on judges and artificial intelligence which will take place on Tuesday, November 19th.
The conference will start with general considerations by senior judges from England, Germany, France and Switzerland on the evolution of the judiciary. The afternoon will focus on AI in the judiciary, bringing together speakers from a wide variety of different geographical areas.
09.00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nadjma Yassari, Director, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
Pascal Pichonnaz, University of Fribourg, President of European Law Institute (ELI)
09.15 The Swiss Federal Supreme Court in an International Context
Susanne Leuzinger, former Judge at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
09.45 French Administrative Justice in the Age of AI
Marc Clément, President of the Chamber at the Lyon Administrative Court
10.15 Break
10.45 The UK Supreme Court Judge: A Role in Transition?
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, Head of Civil Justice in England & Wales
11.15 The German Federal Court of Justice in Times of Transformation
Dr. Bettina Brückner, Presiding Judge at the German Federal Court of Justice
11.45 Discussion on Current Challenges for the Judiciary from an International Perspective
12.30 Lunch
14.00 La perspective de l'IA dans les juridictions africaines
Jean Aloïse Ndiaye, Magistrate, Supreme Court of Senegal
14.20 Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary of the United States
Judge Scott U. Schlegel, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana
14.40 Artificial Intelligence in the Chinese Judiciary
Zhiyu Li, Associate Professor, University of Durham School of Law
15.00 Artificial Intelligence in European Courts: Dutch Experiences
Dr. Daan Kolkman, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
15.20 Q & A
15.30 Break
16.00 Round Table Discussion on AI in the Judiciary
17.00 Concluding Remarks