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Irene Pietropaoli
Senior Research Fellow in Business & Human Rights and Director of the Business and Human Rights Forum
Biography Dr Irene Pietropaoli is a Senior Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights and joined BIICL in October 2018. She is the Director of the Business and Human Rights Forum and conducts research and training programmes on corporate human rights and environmental due diligence. For example she leads BIICL's research on human rights in global supply chains and BIICL's short course on business and human rights. Irene is also leading BIICL's work on Artificial Intelligence …
Artificial Intelligence+4David Llewelyn
Honorary Senior Fellow
Biography Professor David Llewelyn joined BIICL as Honorary Senior Fellow in 2020. Professor Llewelyn is a Professor of Law at King's College London and a partner and Head of Intellectual Property at international law firm White & Case in its London office. He is also External Director of the IP Academy Singapore and Honorary Professor in Intellectual Property Law at Hong Kong University. After a period as a NATO Fellow in 1979, Professor Llewelyn spent nearly two years as a Research…
Artificial Intelligence+1Mark Findlay
Distinguished Fellow
Biography Mark Findlay is an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Law School, University of Edinburgh. He also enjoys a Visiting Global Professorship, School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technology University of Munich, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Currently he teaches at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and at TUM. For over a decade Mark was a Professor in the Law School, Singapore Management University, and…
Artificial Intelligence+3Helen Dodds
Honorary Senior Fellow
Helen is an international lawyer, consultant and board member. She is a (now non-practising) Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England Wales and holds a CEDR mediator accreditation. She was previously Global Head of Legal, Dispute Resolution at Standard Chartered Bank, and also a non-executive director of the London Court of International Arbitration. Currently she works as a consultant with a number of organisations including academic bodies, governments and lawtech start ups. She…
Centre for Comparative Law+1Short Course: Cyber Operations and International Law
Event Date: 16th April 2026
TRAINING Short Course: Cyber Operations and International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details Offensive cyber operations continue to draw significant attention in mainstream media and political discourse as the targeting of systems such as those relating to critical national infrastructure…
Artificial Intelligence+2Digital Transformation and AI in Legal Education: A Workshop Report
23rd February 2026
This report has been prepared to capture and synthesise current thinking on the future of legal training in an age defined by rapid technological transformation. Its primary purpose is to provide a structured, accessible account of the key issues confronting legal educators, law firms, and professional bodies as they adapt to new modes of learning, digital tools, and the rise of AI. As automation, hybrid practice, and global collaboration reshape legal practice, the need for coherent…
Arbitration+3Law Goes Virtual: Current Areas of Research
Last Updated: 13th February 2026
Law Goes Virtual: Current Areas of Research Law Goes Virtual currently focuses on key legal and governance challenges arising from digital transformation. These include the following clusters: Law, AI, and digital justice: regulating frontier technologies for equity and inclusion Law as a Stimulator of Innovation Society 5.0 and the Global Governance of AI AI governance and accountability, Data governance and digital rights, Inclusive, human-centred technology governance,…
Artificial Intelligence+3Law Goes Virtual Hub
Last Updated: 13th February 2026
Law Goes Virtual Hub The Law Goes Virtual Forum provides a dedicated space for dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge exchange on the legal and governance challenges emerging from digital transformation. The Forum particularly welcomes input and participation from early-career researchers and young scholars, recognising the importance of diverse perspectives in shaping future digital…
Artificial Intelligence+4Beyond theoretical differences on international law: Identifying common ground among states on unlawful behaviour in cyberspace
Jack Kenny | 2nd November 2023
In November 2023, BIICL started a new project entitled 'Beyond theoretical differences on international law: Identifying common ground among states on unlawful behaviour in cyberspace'. The project seeks to carry out research related to underlying normative issues that have a direct impact on the debate among states over the application of international law to state cyber operations. The project will attempt to move beyond theoretical disagreements over the existence and application of…
Artificial Intelligence+3Protection and recovery for vulnerable groups, post pandemic: European and Asian approaches
Event Date: 18th October 2023
EVENTS Protection and recovery for vulnerable groups, post pandemic: European and Asian approaches Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In the post-pandemic era, business and human rights protection underwent significant shifts. Global supply chain disruptions exposed the need for greater…
Artificial Intelligence+3Law and Change
Mark Findlay | 18th October 2023
BIICL Centre for Comparative Law is collaborating with Professor Mark Findlay (Honorary Senior Fellow, BIICL; former Director of SMU Centre for AI and Data Governance) on a series of webinars on 'Law and Change'. 'Law and Change' is a series designed to discuss how global crises are changing law and how law and legal services can assist in the orderly management of global change. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is touted as the remedy for many of the economic, social, political…
Artificial Intelligence+3The Elgar Companion to Regulating AI and Big Data in Emerging Economies (2023)
1st January 2023
The Elgar Companion to Regulating AI and Big Data in Emerging Economies is Co-edited by Professor Mark Findlay, Honorary Senior Fellow at BIICL. The Companion highlights the regulatory needs and priorities of emerging economies in the context of AI and big data, offering a unique perspective on the role of regulation in the Global South within a techno-dependent societal perspective. Amplifying overlooked voices in scholarly discussions, the book introduces a fresh approach for…
Artificial Intelligence+2Breathing Space- Concept Notes on the effect of the pandemic on commercial contracts
Eva Lein | 28th April 2022
The Breathing Space Concept note arose out of a meeting on 7 April 2020 hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, attended by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Sir David Edward, Sir William Blair, Professor Spyros Maniatis, Professor Malik Dahlan and Keith Ruddock. It was felt that in the emergency situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, a universal challenge, a debate should happen as a matter of priority on the necessary…
Centre for Comparative Law+5BIICL expands Breathing Space initiative by publishing guidelines in seven languages
4th May 2021
BIICL is proud to announce the expansion of the Breathing Space initiative as Concept Note 3 the BIICL Guidelines are translated into seven additional languages Concept Note 3 is a set of guidelines published in September 2020 by a group of leading commercial lawyers which set out practical ways in which corporates might be encouraged to adopt a more conciliatory approach to COVID-19 related contractual disputes without prejudicing or altering parties' legal rights. Helen Dodds, former Global…
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