Conference organised by Katrin Becker (university du Luxembourg) et Jean Lassègue (Centre Georg Simmel-EHESS) 22 & 23 September 2025, EHESS (AS1_24) – 54 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris
The conference will provide a platform to explore key questions surrounding the digital transformation of law from legal, sociological, philosophical and historical perspectives, while outlining new pathways for a law and a society increasingly shaped by digital technologies.
At its core, the conference will examine how digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data-driven systems are transforming paradigms in law and governance that fundamentally have shaped our culture. It will explore how these technologies produce new forms of normativity, challenge traditional concepts like justice, accountability, or legitimacy, and potentially open up new challenges and opportunities for social cohesion and equitable regulation.
Bringing together experts in digital philosophy, sociology, law and legal philosophy, the conference aims to foster interdisciplinary reflections on the future of law and governance. It offers a framework for critical analysis of current technological developments and their impact on the foundations of law and social life.