International Federation of Computer Law Associations

The International Federation of Computer Law Associations (IFCLA) is an international organization created in 1989. It contributes to the advancement of information technology law through three main missions:


 * to provide information exchanges on the legal, economic and social impact of computer law


 * to organize conferences and forums on these topics, and


 * to coordinate member activities with those European institutions and other international organizations concerned with issues of computer law.

IFCLA membership consists of thirteen national associations involved in information technology law:


 * Argentina: ILATID- Instituto Latinoamericano de Alta Tecnologia, Informatica y Derecho (Latin American Institute for High Technology Informatics and Law)


 * Belgium: Association Belge du Droit de l’Informatique – Belgische Vereniging voor Informaticarecht (Belgian Association for Computer Law)


 * Brazil: ABDI – Associação Brasileira De Direito De Informática E Telecomunicações (Brazilian Association of Computer and Telecommunication Law)


 * Canada: the Canadian IT Law Association (IT.Can)


 * Denmark: Dansk Forening for edb og Jura (Danish Forum for IT Law)


 * Finland: IT-oikeuden yhdistys r.y. (Finnish IT-Law Association)


 * France: [http://www.legalis.net/afdit/ AFDIT – Association Française du Droit de l’Informatique et de la Télécommunication (French Association of Computer and Telecommucations Law)


 * Germany: [http://www.dgri.de Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik e.v. (German Association for Law and Information Technology)


 * The Netherlands: NVvIR – Neerlandse Vereniging voor Informatica en Recht (Netherlands Association for IT and Law)


 * Norway: NFJE – Norsk Forening for Jus og EDB (NCLA – Norwegian Computers and Law Association)


 * Portugal: Sociedade Portuguesa de Direito e Informática (Portuguese Association for Computers and Law)


 * Sweden: Svenska Föreningen för ADB och Juridik (Swedish Society for Computers and Law)


 * United Kingdom: SCL – Society for Computers and Law