The Business Law Research Laboratory (Hassan First University, Settat), the International Centre for Legal, Economic and Social Studies, the National Centre for Legal Studies, the Arab Federation for Digital Empowerment and the International Journal of Law and Business held the First International Conference “Artificial Intelligence and Legal Challenges”, themed “Traditional legal principles weighed against AI: between necessary change and urgent adaptation”, on 30 June and 1 July 2026 from 6 pm Morocco time, online with a live stream.
General supervision and coordination: Dr Riad Fakhri, Dr Mustapha Elfourki, Dr Amal Naji, Dr Faisal Karmat.
An opening session and eight scientific sessions, the first chaired by Dr Mustapha Elfourki, director of the Centre:
- AI as a third party in the legal order
- AI and public service theory
- Classical contract theory in the age of AI
- AI and the classical theory of the merchant
- AI and land security
- AI error and civil liability
- AI-driven social disruption and the legality of criminal law
- Justice in the age of AI
Academics and researchers from Morocco and several Arab countries took part; the proceedings will be published in an international collective volume.
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Programme
