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Society for Computers and Law

The Society for Computers and Law ( SCL) exists to encourage and develop both IT for lawyers and IT related law. There is information about the Society including membership information, news items and a diary of events. Details are given of SCL specialist groups and their committee members. These deal with areas such as IT disputes, property and knowledge management. Selected articles from the SCL's journal Computers and Law can be viewed on the site. The site also provides access to web-based seminars (webinars) which are open to members and non-members of the SCL.

Virginia Journal of Law and Technology

Website of the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology (VJOLT) an electronic legal journal produced by students at the University of Virginia School of Law. VJOLT contains feature articles focused on the "issues arising from the intersection of law and technology". Issues are available back to 1997 with full-text articles presented in PDF format and abstracts provided in HTML. Articles can be browsed by date or topic including biotechnology, comparative law, emerging technologies, internet, privacy, telecommunications and patent law.

Center for Democracy and Technology

Non-profit organisation based in Washington DC, working to promote democracy in the digital age. The CDT is concerned with issues such as free expression, privacy, surveillance, elections, digital copyright, cryptography and artificial intelligence, in the United States and around the world. Its website provides CDT reports and resources for the general public.

ADIJ - Association pour le Développement de l'Informatique Juridique

The Association pour le Développement de l'Informatique Juridique (ADIJ), founded in 1970, is a French organisation focusing on electronic sources of legal information and the legal aspects of computing. It promotes interdisciplinary research and communication between professionals, provides training, disseminates information and provides a mediation serivce. The website publishes details of its activities and makes available the Association's constitution and annual reports. The site is in French.

Canadian IT Law Association

Website of the Canadian IT Law Association (IT.Can), a professional organisation for Canadian information technology lawyers. IT.Can promotes the development and discussion of IT law through annual conferences, other events and production of a bi-monthly newsletter. Information on past and future conferences and training events and PDF copies of the newsletter are available on the site. Details are given of IT.Can committees dealing with privacy, e-commerce and outsourcing. There are documents and links relevant to outsourcing law and practice negotiations.

Internet Law Treatise

Website of the Internet Law Treatise, a collaborative online project looking at the law relating to the internet. The project is no longer active, but the site remains available for historical purposes. The ILT initiative involved attorneys and law students and is hosted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a membership organisation concerned with the civil liberties issues surrounding technology.

Cybercrime law

Website edited by international cybercrime expert and retired judge Stein Schjolberg. Provides cybercrime news up to 2018, together with a collection of papers on the subject from 2007 to 2014.

ITU Cybersecurity Activities

Information about the work of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the field of cybersecurity, covering radiocommunications, fraud and cyber attacks, child online protection and more. Provides resources for governments, the public and businesses, including good practice guides, reports, studies, a repository of national cybersecurity strategies and the ITU's Global Cybersecurity Index. Also includes news and details of events.

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