Jan Kleijssen Director - Interviews, speeches and articles
Interviews - Live videos
Interview on anti-corruption measures in the Netherlands
Tv-programme Zembla (Netherlands) on ancillary activities of members of the House of Representatives / Second Chamber of the Parliament of the Netherlands, 12 November 2020
Mission and values of the Council of Europe
Speaking about the Directorate's activities: "We are moving also to the application of these standards in the digital age and here, we are pioneering."
Ad hoc Committee on artificial Intelligence
Presenting the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI) of the Council of Europe
Conference "The police, a key player in the fight against domestic violence"
Addressing the Conference of the high-ranking representatives of Ministers of Internal Affairs, 24-25 September 2019, Strasbourg
European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Speaking at the LIBE Committee hearing on artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters
Internet Governance Forum 2019
Explaining the Council of Europe's participation in #IGF2019 in Berlin, with a series of workshops on data protection, artificial intelligence, cybercrime, online discrimination, and more
Protecting children of imprisoned parents
Explaining why the Council of Europe is concerned with rights of children of prisoners (explaining CM/Rec(2018)5)
Speeches and articles / Discours et articles
Please note that the speeches and articles are available in only one language, English or French.
Veuillez noter que les discours et les articles sont disponibles uniquement dans une seule langue, français ou anglais.
Speeches/Discours
2021
2020
- Saint Petersburg Legal Forum, “Human Rights under Quarantine”, 10 April 2020, Strasbourg
- European Parliament / Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - LIBE Public Hearing "Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters, 20 February 2020, Brussels
2019
- Droits de l'homme et démocratie à l'ère numérique - Actes du colloque organisé au Sénat dans le cadre de la présidence française du comité des ministres du Conseil de l'Europe, 14 novembre 2019, Paris
- Joint conference between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean and the Council of Europe, "Counter-terrorism and new technologies: from prevention to prosecution, at national and international levels the need for parliamentarians’ support", 10 October 2019, Strasbourg
- Conference of high-ranking representatives of Ministers of Internal Affairs on dealing with Domestic violence "The police, a key player in the fight against domestic violence’’, 24 September 2019, Strasbourg
- Forum de la Gouvernance internet, 4 juillet 2019, Paris
- Third Global Conference of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network, 5 June 2019, Berlin
- 24th Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services “Offender Management: Tradition and Technology”, 21 May 2019, Ayia Napa, Cyprus
- 21st PC-CP Working Group meeting, 01 April 2019, Strasbourg
- Conference "Media Pluralism - How can we deliver?" - Media Pluralism in the Framework of the Council of Europe, 20 March 2019, Strasbourg
- High-level Conference "Governing the Game Changer - Impacts of artificial intelligence development on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law", 26-27 February 2019, Helsinki, Finland
- Conference "I Diritti Umani nel Mondo Contemporaneo", organised by the Lions Club International Distretto 108 Tb, Centro Studi e Archivio Storico “Gian Piero Gardini”, 16 February 2019, Ferrara, Italy
2017
- GRECO 77th plenary meeting,16-18 October 2017, Strasbourg
- Internet Freedom Conference - The role and responsibilities of internet intermediaries, Vienna, 13 October 2017
- 39th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners ICDPPC, Hong Kong, 27 September 2017
- First Draft Network Meeting, Strasbourg, 3 July 2017
- The Royal Netherlands Society of International Law (KNVIR) Spring meeting: Fake News and National Sovereignty, The Hague, 13 June 2017
- ICANN58 - Cross Community Discussion with Data Protection Commissioners, Copenhagen, 13 March 2017
2016
- The 2016 OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference, Berlin, 31 May-1 June 2016
- UNIDROIT 90th Anniversary Conference, Rome, 20 April 2016
2015
- Technical Meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate on ”Preventing Terrorists from Exploiting the Internet and Social Media to Recruit Terrorists and Incite Terrorist Acts, while Respecting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms”, New York, 16-17 December 2015
- 20th Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services, Bucharest, 9-10 June 2015
- Global Conference on Cyber Space 2015, The Hague, 16 April 2015
- Journée contributive sur “La loyauté dans l’environnement numérique", Strasbourg, 9 janvier 2015
2014
Articles
- "Technologies numériques, intelligence artificielle et lutte contre la COVID-19 : la contribution du Conseil de l’Europe", L’Observateur de Bruxelles n°121, June 2020
- "POLITICO AI: Decoded: The AI treaty you’ve never heard of — A tech industry reckoning — Sabre-rattling",15 July 2020
- "Countering disinformation with smart standards: The Council of Europe perspective", 11 October 2019, in: Security and Human Rights Monitor
- Conseil de l’Europe et intelligence artificielle: les droits de l’homme, l’État de droit et la démocratie face aux défis du développement et de l’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle, 2019, in l'Observatoire de Bruxelles
- "Enfants de parent détenu : il est temps d’agir !", European Journal of Parental Imprisonment. p. 6., 2017
- "Chapter 7: Cybercrime, Evidence and Territoriality: Issues and Options", in: "Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2016", 2017 (co-author Pierluigi Perri)
- “Freedom of expression – does it need to be defined?” in Halsbury’s Law Exchange, November 2015
- "The Council of Europe Medicrime Convention", 3 May 2014 (co-author Susanne Keitel)
- "A Magna Carta for the Internet?", 21 March 2014
- "Human rights-based and people-centred Internet", 1 October 2013 (co-author Elvana Thaçi)
- "Council of Europe: Internet Democracy, Protecting Internet freedom - A pressing challenge", in: Synergy Magazine, 2012