Join us for the unique opportunity at The University of Sydney Law School to participate in a dialogue between Prof. Ana Brian Nougrères, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy and Prof. Ben Saul, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

As our digital lives expand our exposure to the world and the need to counter terrorism does not decrease, the use of public and private data by governments and agencies is becoming one of the key elements in the fight against terrorism. Boundaries about what is private and off-limits are becoming increasingly difficult to determine. Procedures to ensure that those limits are respected are even more challenging to enforce. Knowledge about how our data is used is progressively clouded by layers of systems and interventions. Differences among jurisdictions on what digital privacy entails in the anti-terrorism context in turn are more acute.

In a dialogue moderated by Dr. José-Miguel Bello y Villarino (U. Sydney/ADM+S CoE), Prof. Brian Nougrères and Prof. Saul will discuss the status quo, the current debates and possible ways forward.

About the speakers

Prof. Ana Brian Nougrères: In July 2021, the Human Rights Council appointed Dr. Ana Brian Nougrères of Uruguay as the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy and she took up the mandate on 1 August 2021. A Professor of Law, Privacy and ICT at the School of Engineering, University of Montevideo and a Professor of Law, Data Protection and ICT at the School of Law, University of the Republic, Montevideo. She is also a practicing Attorney-at-law and Consultant on data protection. Her latest article, The Uruguayan law system facing security breaches, was published by LA LEY (Spain) in 2021.

Prof. Ben Saul: Since 1 November 2023, Ben Saul has been the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. He is the Challis Chair of International Law at The University of Sydney and has expertise in public international law, counter-terrorism law, human rights and refugee law, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law. He has taught at Oxford, Harvard, The Hague and Xiamen Academies of International Law, and in Europe and Asia; practised in international tribunals; advised governments, NGOs and the United Nations; and worked on international law in over 35 countries.

Dr. José-Miguel Bello y Villarino: Senior Research Fellow at the Law School and the Institutions programme of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S). He is a member of the Diplomatic Corps of Spain (on leave) and previously worked in different capacities for the European Union. His current research focuses on regulatory approaches to ADM and Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially on how to deal with risks derived from the operation of AI systems from a comparative approach. In 2023 he received the Rita and John Cornforth Medal for Research Excellence at the University of Sydney, for outstanding achievement in research; in 2022 the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award (joint award) and in 2021 he was a Fulbright-Schuman scholar at the Harvard Law School.

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Thursday 15 August, 2024

Time: 11am-12pm

Venue: Common Room, Level 4, New Law Building (F10), Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney, Camperdown campus

CPD Points: 1 point

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This event is proudly presented by the University of Sydney Law School.