Welcome to the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law!

The Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law was founded in 2017 at the University of Vienna's Law School. We consider the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law as the law school´s link to the digital revolution.

We deal with a wide range of legal questions concerning the modern media and information society that result from the rapid, continuing rise in technological innovations. The Department focuses on information technology and intellectual property law, with a special interest in privacy/data protection and copyright law. Another area of research is e-commerce and consumer protection law from a European and a Comparative Law perspective as well as Legal Tech and innovations in the legal field.

We are convinced that an adequate answer to legal, ethical and social questions arising with the development of technology requires an interdisciplinary approach. Thus we work on a number of multidisciplinary third party funded projects, especially in the areas of health care and law enforcement.

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14.02.2024
 

Recent advancements in neurotechnologies are sparking global discussions on whether our legal frameworks are still fit for purpose.

14.02.2024
 

The latest publication by Žiga Škorjanc titled "Critical comments on the implementation of the EU Whistleblowing Directive in Austria" has been...

31.01.2024
 

Prof. Dr. Martin Selmayr will join the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law as a Professorial Research Fellow for the next six months...

Events

09.06.2023 14:00
 

Distinguished Guest Lecture by Professor Christopher Kuner at the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law

26.04.2023 18:00
 

On Wednesday, 26 April, 2023, 6:00 pm the Viennese Law Salon will open its doors for the second time. Professor Roger Brownsword will speak on “Law’s...

08.01.2023
 

We are proud to announce that the third annual conference Young Digital Law will take place from the 5th to the 7th of July 2023 at the University of...