Member of NuMe Lab

Federico Costantini

Department of Legal sciences,
University of Udine

Federico Costantini hold a Master’s degree in Law and a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Law from the University of Padua (Italy). Currently he is Associate Professor in Philosophy of Law (Legal informatics) in the Department of Legal sciences at the University of Udine (Italy). His study aims at bringing philosophy, computer science and law, focusing on the struggle between human nature and new technologies. Recently he is investigating the theoretical implications of ICTs on «social ontology», the concept of law as an instrument of social control as emerging from the «peer to peer economy», the use of folksonomies in legal information management, and the theoretical aspects of Digital evidence. He lectures Legal Informatics in the Faculty of Law of Udine. In his lectures on cyberlaw, he brings out the critical profiles of the “Information Society” challenging the most recent jurisprudence. He is also a Lawyer. He is registered in the Bar Association of Udine (Italy) in the special section (full time academic researchers and professors).