Friday, 12 February, 2021
09:00 am - 03:00 pm

The avenues for misinformation (the dissemination of inaccurate content, irrespective of intent) and disinformation (the deliberate spread of inaccurate information with the purpose of misleading others) have increased dramatically in recent years, in both the online and offline environments. This symposium seeks to map out the heterogeneity of misinformation and disinformation, and in particular its salience in the legal and regulatory space, as well as possible solutions to ongoing manifestations of mis/disinformation. 

Please join the SLU Center for International & Comparative Law and the SLU Law Journal Symposium on Misinformation/Disinformation & the Law at 9 a.m. CST on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Zoom information and viewing information to follow. 

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Call for Papers:

Misinformation/Disinformation and the Law
The Center for International and Comparative Law (CICL) and the Saint Louis University Law Journal invite abstract proposals for a special issue on misinformation/disinformation and the law. The avenues for misinformation (the dissemination of inaccurate content, irrespective of intent) and disinformation (the deliberate spread of inaccurate information with the purpose of misleading others) have increased dramatically in recent years, in both online and offline environments.

We are seeking proposals for articles that help map out the heterogeneity of misinformation and disinformation, and in particular its salience in the legal and regulatory space, as well as possible solutions to ongoing manifestations of misinformation/disinformation. We are looking for contributions focusing on different areas of misinformation/disinformation (e.g. health, environmental, financial, religious, political, online, offline). Work on jurisdictions or regions outside of the U.S. is welcome. Likewise, as long as there is a connection to a legal dimension of a misinformation/disinformation problem, we welcome submissions from across disciplines and professions, from legal scholars and those outside of law alike.

Abstracts should not exceed 500 words. We welcome proposals for articles between 2,500 and 6,000 words. Submissions should be sent via email to the Center for International and Comparative Law (cicl@slu.edu) by December 1, 2020. Decisions will be communicated on December 15, 2020. Accepted papers will be due on June 15, 2021.

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Keynote:

Meredith Berger, Senior Manager, Microsoft, Defending Democracy Program

Speakers:

Luce Mariniello, Lawyer, Agcom

Ang Peng Hwa, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Mona Elswah, Ph.D. Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute

Mahsa Alimardani, Ph.D. Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute

Shimon Kogan, Visiting Finance Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

Joan Donovan, Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

John Cook, Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University

Lisa Kaplan, Founder, Alethea Group

Thomas Kadri, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia School of Law

Sara Gerke, Research Fellow, Medicine, Artificial Intelligence, and Law, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School

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