Final conference Digital Rights
How safeguard fundamental rights in the Digital Transformation of Criminal Justice?
12 and 13 October 2026, Venice, Italy, will host the international conference “Safeguarding Fundamental Rights in the Digital Transformation of Criminal Justice”, organised as part of the European DIGITAL RIGHTS project at the prestigious Ateneo Veneto Cultural Centre, located in the heart of the lagoon city.
This conference will bring together leading judges, academics, lawyers, and experts from across Europe, among which:
- Paola De Franceschi (Italy), Judge at the Court of Appeal of Venice,
- Lorena Bachmaier Winter (Spain), Professor of Procedural Law at the Complutense University of Madrid,
- Vanessa Franssen (Belgium), Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Liège and KU Leuven,
- Vasiliki Artinopoulou (Greece), Professor of Criminology at Panteion University of Athens,
- Sarah Holland and Stefanie Knaab (Germany),
- Gwen Jansen-de Wolf (the Netherlands), Coordinator of the Cybercrime, Tech & AI Working Group of the European Criminal Bar Association.
Several prominent Italian specialists will also contribute to the discussions, among which:
- Lorenzo Salazar, former Deputy Prosecutor General at the Court of Appeal of Naples,
- Gaia Caneschi, Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure at the University of Milan,
- Amedeo Barletta, Vice-President of the European Criminal Bar Association,
- and Federico Cappelletti, lawyer at the Venice Bar.
This diversity of professional backgrounds and national experiences will foster a rich exchange of perspectives on the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, digital evidence and the new European mechanisms for data collection and access in criminal proceedings.
The following topics will be covered:
- How can procedural rights be safeguarded in the digital age?
- Digital evidence and the effective exercise of the rights of the defence;
- Artificial intelligence, algorithmic evidence and procedural safeguards.
In addition to the presentations, this conference will offer participants the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers, to compare national experiences and to contribute to the collective discussion on the key issues facing the European criminal justice system.
Attendance in person in Venice is encouraged to foster exchanges and interactions between participants and speakers.
Remote participation will also be possible.
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Address: Ateneo Veneto, Campo San Fantin, Venise, Italie
Date: 12 October 2026
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