The World Bank Group will host Law, Justice and Development Week 2019 to focus on the overarching theme of Rights, Technology and Development and the following objectives:
- Discuss the intersection of human rights and technologies.
- Explore the legal response to the impact on development challenges posed by disruptive technologies.
- Examine how technology in fragile contexts affects development outcomes with a focus on vulnerable groups.
- Observe the legal and ethical implications of new technologies and economic development.
- Analyze the impact of technology on the practice of law.
- Study ways to incorporate technology into the administration of justice.
Partner Ron Machen will moderate the Nowhere to Hide: Exposing Corruption through Open Source Investigations panel on open source investigations in the context of promoting transparency and accountability, and fighting corruption and money laundering.