Michela Menting
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Michela is a PhD student at the Centre for the Study of Technology, Ethics and Law. In 2004, she completed her undergraduate degree in English & French Law at the University of Essex, graduating with Second Class honours. She spent her third year as an Erasmus student at the Paris X University in Nanterre, France where she obtained a licence de droit.
In 2004-2005, she studied for her LL.M in Information Technology, Media and & E-commerce at the University of Essex. Her dissertation focused on legislation in data privacy, security and the prevention of cybercrime. Her dissertation was undertaken during a four month itnernship at the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva. Her research was published by the Development Bureau of the ITU and was distributed during the World Summit on the Information Society which took place in Tunis in 2005. It is currently available online.
She began her research at King’s under the supervision of Professor R. Brownsword in Autumn 2007. She is concurrently working at the ITU on their Global Cybersecurity Agenda as a consultant.
In 2004-2005, she studied for her LL.M in Information Technology, Media and & E-commerce at the University of Essex. Her dissertation focused on legislation in data privacy, security and the prevention of cybercrime. Her dissertation was undertaken during a four month itnernship at the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva. Her research was published by the Development Bureau of the ITU and was distributed during the World Summit on the Information Society which took place in Tunis in 2005. It is currently available online.
She began her research at King’s under the supervision of Professor R. Brownsword in Autumn 2007. She is concurrently working at the ITU on their Global Cybersecurity Agenda as a consultant.
Research
Michela’s research interests lies in the area of cybercrime, international legislation and cooperation. Her doctoral research focuses on the elaboration of strategies for the development of a model cybercrime legisltion that is globally applicable and interoperable with existing national and regional legislative measures. The ITU has made it a high priority to come up with a model legislation by 2010. Her research will focus primarily on the necessity for legal regulation in cyberspace at a supranational level and the challenges for an international organisation in achieving this objective.
Recent Presentation and Publications
- ‘Reseacrh in legislation on data privacy, security and the prevention of cybercrime’ International Telecommunication Union, Development Bureau, E-startegies Unit, October 2005.
Teaching and Employment Interests
Michela is interested in giving presentations in any of her areas of research. She will be applying for a Training Contract in the UK after her PhD and is interested in doing the Legal Practice Course in London. She can be contacted at the email address above.