MediaLaws is pleased to share the call for papers for the “Law, AI and Regulation (LAIR) Conference 2026,” organised by Erasmus University Rotterdam (11-12 June 2026).
The adoption of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) marks a defining moment for AI in the legal and regulatory landscape. While the AIA aims to ensure that AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and aligned with fundamental rights, their implementation raises profound legal, ethical, societal, and governance questions. The LAIR 2026 conference explores these questions by inviting critical and multidisciplinary perspectives on how the AIA will shape and be shaped by regulatory, institutional, technological, and societal developments.
LAIR 2026 welcomes theoretical, normative, empirical, and interdisciplinary contributions from law, philosophy, political science, sociology, computer science, and related fields. Topics of interest include:
– conceptual and theoretical perspectives on the AIA and its regulatory logic
– regulation by design, conformity assessments, transparency obligations, and implementation challenges
– the Digital Omnibus and its implications for the AIA, GDPR, and broader digital governance
– the role of national authorities, notified bodies, standardisation organisations, and private governance
– accountability, explainability, and tensions between transparency, innovation, and trade secrets
– democratic legitimacy, participation, and the politics of standard‑setting and enforcement
– empirical analyses of early implementation and comparative regulatory models
Deadline for submission: 28 February 2026
For more information on this call for papers, click on the link
