CUILS Webinar: 'Rethinking International Law and Technology'

Hosted by the Cambridge University International Law Society.

Speaker: Dr Asaf Lubin

Description: International law is often called upon to react to rapid technological and scientific developments and their cross-border effects, by developing collaborative regulatory and governance frameworks that would respond to the threats posed by new and emerging technologies, particularly those that challenge the foundations of democratic institutions and decision-making processes. In response, Dr. Asaf Lubin will speak about the need to reconceptualize the idea of what international law regulation is, demonstrating how this will assist in the better regulation of technology.

Speaker Profile: Dr Asaf Lubin is an Associate Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a Fellow at IU’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR). He is additionally the newly appointed Vice Chair of the American Society of International Law International Law and Technology Interest Group, affiliated fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project, a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and a visiting Scholar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Federmann Cyber Security Research Center. Dr. Lubin’s research centers around the intersection of law and technology, particularly as it relates to the regulation of cybersecurity harms, liabilities, and insurance as well as policy design around governmental and corporate surveillance, data protection, and internet governance. His work draws on his experiences as a former intelligence analyst, Sergeant Major (Res.), with the IDF Intelligence Branch as well as his vast practical training and expertise in national security law and foreign policy. Dr. Lubin’s work additionally reflects his time spent serving as a Robert L. Bernstein International Human Rights Fellow with Privacy International, a London-based non-for-profit devoted to advancing the right to privacy in the digital age and curtailing unfettered forms of governmental and corporate surveillance.

Registration is required, everyone is welcome to attend. Please email Tejas Rao (tr465@cam.ac.uk) with any questions regarding the event.