Digital Law Perspectives
Digital Law Perspectives is the podcast of the Law and Tech Research Cluster, exploring the intersections of law and technology. Hosted by Victor Henriquez Diaz, its second season features in-depth conversations with early-career professionals and researchers from around the world. The series critically examines the challenges posed by rapid technological change and the responses emerging within contemporary legal practice. Each episode takes an applied research angle, connecting academic work with real-world problems at the law–technology boundary.
Episodes
AI and Women's rights: navigating the effects of digital and AI-enabled gender based violence
In this episode of DCU Digital Law Perspectives, our usual host Victor Enriquez gives the floor to Monique Munarini, a postdoctoral researcher at Trinity College Dublin, and Wiykiynyuy Fogue Leslyarode, a master’s student in the European Master’s in Law, Data and Artificial Intelligence at Dublin City University, to discuss gender-based approaches to technology and the challenges of ensuring fairn
The European Health Data Space: a tech or constitutional question?
In this episode of DCU Digital Law Perspectives, host Victor Enriquez Dias sits down with Anna Fiorentini, a Research Fellow in EU law at the University of Bologna and Adjunct Professor at the University of Padua, to discuss the evolving landscape of European data regulation, with a particular focus on the European Health Data Space (EHDS).In their conversation they talk about how this pioneering
The Price of AI: A conversation with the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance - Part 2
In this second part of our special two part episode, we dive deeper with the AI Planetary Justice Alliance to explore their groundbreaking project "Rooted Clouds." Discover how the Alliance is mapping the hidden physical footprint of AI, from massive data centers and their water consumption to the communities affected by this infrastructure. The conversation challenges the myth of "disembodied" an
Chat Control: The Slippery Slope of Mass Surveillance
[Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about the prosecution and mechanisms to fight child sexual abuse, which may be distressing to some listeners.]In this episode of DCU Digital Law Perspectives, host Victor is joined by special guest Patrick Breyer, a renowned German digital rights activist and former MEP. They delve into the EU's controversial "chat control" proposal
The Price of AI: A conversation with the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance - Part 1
This episode introduces the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance, a global collective examining the full, material lifecycle of large-scale AI systems. They challenge the notion of "seamless" technology by tracing AI's impacts from resource extraction and manufacturing to disposal, emphasising its massive consumption of water. Sara Marcucci, Lakshmee Vinayak Sharma and Nicolás Marín Navas illustrate th
Innovation vs Protection: Health data regulation in Switzerland and Italy
In this episode of DCU Digital Law Perspectives, host Victor Henriquez Diaz interviews Marianna Ryzhova , a data and privacy corporate lawyer, about her research on data privacy considerations in clinical trials within the Italian and Swiss legal frameworks. The discussion covers the impact of GDPR on clinical trials, the importance of data protection, and the challenges of balancing innovation in
Loans 2.0: AI and Bias in Credit Lending
In this kick-off episode of Season 2, host Victor Henriquez Díaz sits down with privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Joseph Boyer to explore the legal and ethical challenges of AI-powered credit scoring. From biased algorithms to transparency gaps, they dive into how automated lending systems impact fairness, access, and accountability — and whether the EU’s latest regulations go far enough. A must-li
5 - A transcontinental insight: digital developments in Azerbaijan
In this episode, together with Erasmus Mundus scholar, Lawyer and Azerbaijan native Rafiga Malikova, we discuss the digital regulation developments in Azerbaijan and how the effects of the GDPR continue to ripple across the world.
Host: Felipe Alvarez Vega
Guest: Rafiga Malikova
Produced by: DCU Law and Tech Research, Victor Henriquez Diaz, Edoardo Celeste and Felipe Alvarez Vega.
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4 - Algeria's Digital Business Crossroad: To invest or not to trade with the EU.
In this episode, together with AI Engineer & Legal Scholar and native Algerian Hichem Semmar, we discuss the digital regulation context in Algeria and the difficulties the country has had to overcome in order to trade with the EU market.
Host: Felipe Alvarez Vega
Guest: Hichem Semmar
Produced by: DCU Law and Tech Research, Victor Henriquez Diaz, Edoardo Celeste and Felipe Alvarez Vega.
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3 - A tale of two Mexicos
In this episode, together with Lawyer and Mexican Citizen Andrea Marrufo we discuss the digital landscape in Mexico and the challenges that are present in the country and the region for creating uniform and inclusive policies and norms.
Notes: This episode was recorded in January 2024 and since then there has been a new president election in Mexico in June 2024.
Host: Felipe Alvarez Vega
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2 - Fastforward: the UEA Regulation on AI
In this second episode, we discuss the UAE's Digital Legislation landscape, its interesting approach to artificial intelligence and how it has established itself as a leader in the subject.
Host: Felipe Alvarez Vega
Guest:
Daniel Whooley
Produced by: DCU Law and Tech Research, Victor Henriquez Diaz, Edoardo Celeste and Felipe Alvarez Vega.
Edited by: Felipe Alvarez Vega
Music by: penguinmu
1 - Rethinking China's Approch to Privacy
The pilot episode of the DCU Law and Tech Research Cluster's podcast.
In this episode, we explore current developments in digital legislation and policy in China and question traditional views on the country.
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Host: Felipe Alvarez Vega
Guest: Meem Arafat Manab
Produced by: DCU Law and Tec
