The LexUM Chair on Legal Information is pleased to announce that it has received funding from VADO and the Canada First Research Excellence Fund for the project Exploring the Capability of an LLM to Act as a Mediator in Complex Mediation Cases, led by Professor Karim Benyekhlef. The Problem Access to justice remains a global challenge. […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Le Pr Karim Benyekhlef, titulaire de la Chaire LexUM, a été cité à deux reprises dans la presse espagnole en date du 27 février : La Razon : Juristas de España y Canadá animan a Europa a invertir más para ser una potencia tecnológica https://www.larazon.es/sociedad/juristas-espana-canada-animan-europa-invertir-mas-ser-potencia-tecnologica_2026022769a1e64c9243cc133c677dc9.html Antena3 : Canadá y […] Read more
The Cyberjustice Laboratory is pleased to announce that its director, Professor Karim Benyekhlef, has been awarded an International Chair of Excellence 3IA- Artificial Intelligence and Law, Université Côte-d'Azur (2025-2027). As part of the Chair's scientific activities, Professor Benyekhlef will work closely with the DL4T research group led by Professor Marina Teller. The work will focus […] Read more
The LexUM Chair on Legal Information is pleased to invite you to three conferences in its series "Anthropology of practices, power issues and critical perspectives in the digital age"! Note: We do not issue certificates for Continuing Legal Education for these conferences. IMPORTANT March 11 - Conference via Zoom Veuillez noter qu’en raison de […] Read more
The Cyberjustice Laboratory and the LexUM Chair on Legal Information are offering an exceptional opportunity for PhD students passionate about information technology, cyberjustice, and artificial intelligence. The LexUM Chair on Legal Information and Cyberjustice Laboratory PhD Scholarship is designed to encourage two (2) young researchers to embark on a compelling thesis exploring topics related to […] Read more
From 12 to 14 November 2025, in Madrid, Professor Karim Benyekhlef, holder of the LexUM Chair, has the honour of participating in the 2025 edition of the OECD Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice, entitled Justice Leaders' Dialogue: Shaping the Future of Justice. This year's Roundtable is held under the theme ‘Shaping the Future […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Le mardi 14 octobre dernier, un atelier de discussion s’est tenu à l’Université de Montréal autour de l’ouvrage L’empire numérique : de l’alphabet à l’IA, réunissant douze chercheurs et chercheuses provenant d’universités et de centres de recherche de par le monde. Ces échanges ont permis d’explorer en […] Read more
Professor Karim Benyekhlef, Holder of the LexUM Chair, will participate in the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges on September 17 and 18 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he will give a presentation on the Cyberjustice Laboratory's work on the digitization of justice and the use of artificial intelligence in the […] Read more
Call for Applications – Young Researchers Panel Cyberjustice Europe 2025 Conference: Augmented Reality and the Virtualization of Justice 3rd December 2025 (Strasbourg, France) The Université de Montréal's Cyberjustice Laboratory, in partnership with the Institut des études et de la recherche sur le droit et la justice (IERDJ), the European Commission for the efficiency of justice […] Read more
On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 1:00 PM (Montreal time) / 7:00 PM (Madrid time), the hybrid conference "Consideraciones sobre la gobernanza de la IA y aplicaciones concretas en el ámbito del Derecho y la Justicia" (Considerations on AI Governance and Concrete Applications in the Field of Law and Justice) will be held. This event […] Read more