Conference on Digital Economy and International Trade Law

On 21 November 2024, Gérard Anou (University of Grenoble Alpes) organises a one-day conference devoted to the rise of the digital economy in the context of international trade law. It will deal with both the regulatory dimension and dispute resolution.

The presentation of the event reads as follows:

The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has shaped and even revolutionised the lives of individuals and businesses. They have influenced and transformed the economy. The digital economy refers to those economic phenomena and activities that incorporate information and communication technologies (e.g. computers, electronics, the Internet and telecommunications) or are based on such technologies (for example, transactions involving software or applications). As such, the digital economy is vast and includes contractual and non-contractual situations, as well as profit-making and non-profit-making operations. The growth of these technologies is such that the digital transition is increasingly becoming a necessity for many businesses, which must adapt their business model or run the risk of disappearing.

Since digital networks are by definition capable of interconnecting several countries or of being ubiquitous, as is the case with the Internet, the development of technologies has entered the field of international trade and transformed it, at least in part. For example, it is now easier for an economic operator established in France to find foreign partners, or even to negotiate agreements with them via the Internet, or to purchase services online, performed from a foreign country. Consumers have not been left out either, as digital networks have made it easier for them to do business online.

The list of speakers includes Ingrid Maria (Co-Director, Centre de Recherches Juridiques), Gérard Anou (University Grenoble Alpes), Ludovic Pailler (University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3), Nicolas Bouche (Universitey of Jean Moulin Lyon 3), Maud Minois (Paris Cité University), François Viangalli (University of Grenoble Alpes), Jean-Michel Bruguière (University of Grenoble Alpes), Éric Caprioli & Ilène Choukri (avocats associés, Caprioli et Associés), Lukasz Stankiewicz (University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3), Florence Guillaume (University of Neuchâtel), Yves El Hage (University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3), Marie-Élodie Ancel (University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas), Sarah Laval (University of Littoral Côte d’Opale), Valérie Pironon (University of Nantes), Cyril Nourissat (University Jean Moulin Lyon 3).

The conference will be held in French. The full programme is available here.

Registration is required, through the form available here.