E-Access to Justice

E-Access to Justice
International Mid-Term Conference
October 2 & 3, 2014
Cyberjustice Laboratory (B-2215)
Université de Montréal
Thursday, October 2nd
8 :00 – 9 :15am
Welcome and Breakfast
9 :15 – 9 :30
Introductory Words
Karim Benyekhlef (Université de Montréal)
9 :30 – 10 :45
Inaugural Conferences
Bernard Synnott (President of the Quebec Bar)
Vinton Gray Cerf (Vice-President and Chief Internet
Evangelist, Google Inc.)
10 :45 – 11 :00
11 :00 -12 :15
Health Break
Round Table 1 – Technology, Vulnerability & Access to Justice
David Larson (Hamline University) - Chair
! Graham Reynolds (UBC)
“Accessibility, Technology, and Access to Justice in the Context of Court
Websites”
! David Fewer (CIPPIC - Ontario)
“The Anonymisation of Published Judicial Decisions”
! Lyne Bouchard (Ministère de la justice du Québec)
“Principles of the Transformation of Legal Administrative Service, Government
of Quebec”
! Katherine Alteneder (National Self Represented Litigation Network- USA)
“Cyber justice: From Laggard to Leader?”
12 :15 – 1 :15pm
Lunch
Salon François Chevrette, A-3464, Faculté de droit, Université
de Montréal
1 :15 - 3 :15
Panel 1 : Technologies & Interactions in the Courtroom
Jacquie Burkell (Western Ontario) - Chair
Amy Salyzyn (University of Ottawa) - Commentator
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Marilyn Krawitz (University of Notre Dame - Australia)
1 “Don’t Judge a Trial by its Juror’s Tweet”
! Tara Burke (Ryerson University)
“The Impact of Technology in the Courtroom”
! David Tait (University of Western Sydney)
“IPads in the Jury Room: How Digital Technology May Transform Deliberation
Processes”
3 :15 – 3 :30
3 :30 – 5 :30
Health Break
Panel 2 – Justice Values & Technology
Jane Bailey (University of Ottawa) - Chair
Julie Mathews (CLEO - Ontario) - Commentator
Judge Donald Horowitz (Access to Justice (ATJ) Board, Washington
State)
“ATJ Technology Principles: Access to and Delivery of Justice”
! Nicolas Vermeys (Université de Montréal)
“Privacy and Transparency of Judicial Procedures: The Values Affected By
Remote Access to Court Records”
! Giampiero Lupo (IRSIG-CNR - Italy)
“Evaluating e-Justice. The Design of an Assessment Framework for e-Justice
Systems”
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5 :30 – 8 :00
Cocktail Party
Salon François Chevrette, A-3464, Faculté de droit, Université
de Montréal.
2 Friday, October 3rd
8 :00 – 8:45 am
Welcome and Breakfast
8 :45 – 9 :30
Introductory Lecture
Guy Canivet (Conseil Constitutionnel de la République
française)
9 :30 – 10 :45
Round Table 2 – Empowerment & Technology
Trevor Farrow (Osgoode) - Chair
! Hubert David (Éducaloi - Québec)
“Technology As a Means of Increasing Access to Justice”
! Bonnie Rose Hough (College of Law Practise and Management)
“Using Technology for What It's Good For”
! Sherry MacLennan (Legal Services Society – British Colombia)
“Empowerment and Technology in Family Law: The Experience of British
Columbia”
10 :45 – 11 :15
11 :15 – 12 :30
Health Break
Round Table 3 – Development & Access to Justice
Harold Épineuse (IHEJ) - Chair
! Marcos Acle (OAS)
“Promoting Access to Justice and Legal Assistance Through the Use of ICTs in
Latin America”
! Valentin Callipel (Laboratoire de cyberjustice)
“Critical Reviews of Indicators Dedicated to the Computerization and Networking
of The Judiciary in Emerging or Developing Countries”
! Renaud Beauchard (IHEJ)
“Cyberjustice and International Development: Reducing the Gap Between
Promises and Accomplishments”
! Rodrigo Silva (OAS)
“Access to Information and the OAS Meetings of the Ministers of Justice
(REMJA)”
! Judge Katia Balbino de Carvalho Ferreira (Federal Court – Brazil)
“The Electronic Process in the Brazilian Judicial System: much more than an
Option, it is a Solution”
12 :30 – 1 :30pm
Lunch
Salon François Chevrette, A-3464, Faculté de droit, Université
de Montréal
1 :30 – 3 :30
Panel 3 – Towards New Procedural Models?
Fabien Gélinas (McGill University) - Chair
3 Pierre Noreau (Université de Montréal) - Commentator
! Xandra Kramer (Erasmus University)
“Access to Justice and Technology: European Perspective”
! Clément Camion (McGill University)
“Efficiency In The Judicial Context: At What Cost? ”
! Daniel Weinstock (McGill University)
“Cyberjustice and Ethical Perspectives of Procedural Law”
3 :30 – 3 :45
3 :45 – 4 :30
Health Break
Wrap up and new working perspectives for the next 3 years...
Karim Benyekhlef (Université de Montréal)
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