Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Slightly overdue, but here comes the first roundup of 2025. The EU courts have issued just one judgment in this trimester, but to make up for it, there have been several interesting policy initiatives. As a reminder, in this post we update you on developments in EU copyright law…
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China Publishes Q&A on Administrative Policies for the Security of Cross-border Transfers On April 9, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) published a Q&A related to administrative policies on the security of cross-border transfers. Below is a list of certain of the questions published by the CAC each with a summary of the response…
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Artificial intelligence tools are making waves across the legal sector. ChatGPT in particular is all the hype, with debates still ongoing about its potential role in courtrooms: from assisting judges in drafting opinions, to lawyers relying on AI-generated arguments, and even parties submitting ChatGPT-produced evidence. As a report on Verfassungsblog suggests, the “robot judge” is…
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European city governments need to be able to innovate if they are to tackle existing and emerging policy challenges. Sudeep Bhargava outlines how best to understand a city’s ability to innovate, and what it will take to build capacity in city governments. This article is part of a series to accompany a new LSE Cities…
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By Emma, Thaïs, Charlotte, Émie With a €48 million annual budget and no binding powers, the EDA, created more than 20 years ago, raises a question: are we investing in capabilities, or just conversations? As war returns to Europe’s doorstep, the time for concrete action has come. What is the EDA? Its mission The European…
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Attila Szabó, LLM in European law, Head of Legal Aid Service, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union The author would like to thank Steve Peers and Máté Szabó, HCLU’s professional director, for their ideas for the text! Photo credit: Tételes istentagadó, via Wikimedia Commons On 5 April, Renáta Uitz published a pinpoint blog post…
The US has long expressed interest in acquiring Greenland. Most recently, President Trump indicated a desire to ‘get’ the island by whatever means necessary. While the motivations remain somewhat unclear, there is – despite political rhetoric – no doubt as to Danish sovereignty over the island. Refusals to rule out the use of force could…
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On 4 June 2024, the Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rendered an important judgment in Pisanski v Croatia, which sheds light on the protection of lawyers’ freedom of expression when representing their clients in court. Lawyers play a significant role in facilitating access to justice, protection of rights, and ensuring state…
