Legal Grounds Institute
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The Legal Grounds Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on strengthening legal protections and advancing digital rights in the context of internet governance and emerging technologies. Its mission centers on ensuring that legal systems are inclusive, just, and adaptive to the digital age.
About
Legal Grounds Institute provides legal analysis, strategic litigation, and policy support to defend and promote human rights online. Through collaboration with civil society organizations, governments, and the technical community, the organization works to ensure accountability, equity, and justice in digital spaces.
Research Initiatives and Observatories
The Institute organizes multiple research groups, observatories, and working groups that develop interdisciplinary studies and promote discussions on critical digital topics, such as:
- Content moderation and platform regulation
- Online child protection
- Liability of internet providers
- Digital law and new economic models
- Artificial intelligence and ethics
Activities
The Institute conducts research, hosts capacity-building workshops, and contributes to multistakeholder policy development processes at national, regional, and global levels.
Debates with multisectorial authorities and free events are also promoted by the institute, aiming to contribute to free learning debates and material with prominent national and international legal experts. Exclusive content and valuable tips on new technologies, digital law, and related topics.
Engagement in Public Policy
Legal Grounds Institute actively participates in public hearings and legislative debates in key Brazilian institutions, including:
- The Federal Supreme Court (STF)
- The Superior Electoral Court (TSE)
- The Federal Senate
- The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD)
The Institute contributes with legal opinions, technical notes, and research findings on topics such as:
- Fake news and disinformation
- Children's data protection
- Electronic signatures
- Digital rights and freedoms
External Links
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