ORALS
SESSION:
LawsThuAM-R6
| McNeil International Symposium on Laws and their Applications for Sustainable Development |
| Thu Oct, 24 2019 / Room: Hermes (64/Mezz. F) | |
| Session Chairs: Keith Oliver; Malcolm McNeil; Session Monitor: TBA |
11:45: [LawsThuAM02]
From Facial Recognition to Fraud: The Rise of the Lex Technologica and its impact on Financial Crime Keith
Oliver1 ;
1Peters & Peters, London, United Kingdom;
Paper Id: 388
[Abstract] The law is dangerously lagging behind today’s ever more digitalized world. Technologies such as Facial Recognition and Biometric Data Stores are on the rise, used in an effort to trace criminals. However, in light of the recent reports of defunct or inaccurate software, incorrect matches, and innocent arrests, has the law harnessed this power properly? Or should we revert to lip-reading as per HAL 9000 in the Kubrick masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey? This paper will explore emerging technologies and the peaks and pitfalls of their use in the context of fighting Financial Crime. Is Blockchain the way of the future in terms of asset recovery and tracing? Is Facial Recognition software akin to electronic tagging? In our bid to fight fraud, have we sacrificed our privacy? These are just some of the questions in store for this discussion.
SESSION:
LawsThuPM2-R6
| McNeil International Symposium on Laws and their Applications for Sustainable Development |
| Thu Oct, 24 2019 / Room: Hermes (64/Mezz. F) | |
| Session Chairs: Maria Cronin; Dennis Lee; Session Monitor: TBA |
15:55: [LawsThuPM209]
Brexit: Sustaining the future? (Part 1) Keith
Oliver1 ;
1Peters & Peters, London, United Kingdom;
Paper Id: 474
[Abstract] <i>‘Be ye never so high, the law is above you’</i>. September 2019 saw the handing down of a tumultuous judgment by the UK Supreme Court, declaring that the Prime Minster, Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised the Queen to prorogue parliament for five weeks during the key and final stages of debates in the run up to the proposed Brexit Day on 31st October. The Brexit crisis has split the nation, and the constitutional significance of this ruling has been equally as divisive. The overwhelming question amidst all of the turmoil is: ‘What happens now?’ From this, we are greeted by a plethora of trickle-down queries. Can Brexit be done? Will it? On what terms? On who’s terms? And what will be the lasting impact on the UK and the UK’s position globally in the future? This session addresses all of these questions and more, looking at the sustainability of Brexit and what changes this will herald in both the legal sector and commerce in general.
