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Podcast, 52 mins

Elections Special Pt II: Elections and Digital Technologies

Explore how international law tackles digital tech in elections!

Part of Law in Context, Understanding Society 2024
4 Nov 2024 11:40

Curious about how international law navigates the intersection of modern elections and digital technology? In Part II of our Elections Special, recorded for the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024, we delve into the legal frameworks that address electoral interference through cyber-operations and targeted digital campaigns, the use of personal data in electoral campaigns and algorithmic transparency, freedom of speech and the rise of disinformation campaigns, and the responsibilities of big tech in safeguarding human rights. Listen to insights by legal experts in the field of international law & digital tech.

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  • Dr Jack Kenny, Lecturer at the University of Manchester and research leader in international law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
  • Dr Mando Rachovitsa, Associate Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Nottingham
  • Professor Nicholas Tsagourias, Professor of International Law at the University of Sheffield

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