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…
Social and Environmental Rights at the Heart of a Sustainable Transition in the Textile Industry In the new ultra-fast fashion era, garment production cycles are accelerated to new heights, while the quality of the garments deteriorates. Key characteristics of the industry are its reliance on cheap manufacturing, overconsumption and short-lived garment use. The textile industry…
“Readiness 2030” vs. “Disney power” (European security and defence on the subject of the 72-hour survival kit) Pedro Froufe [Editor of this blog and Key Staff Member of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Digital Citizenship and Technological Sustainability” (CitDig)] “Readiness 2030” is the new name for Europe’s security and defence plan. In fact, the specific…
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Over the past few weeks, two important developments have taken place that affect news (and, more broadly, content) markets. Both these developments concern Google. First, Google published the result of an experiment it had conducted to assess whether news content is valuable to its properties. Second, Google announced that it would start providing its AI…
(Source: Freepik) Have you ever been asked about your title while purchasing something online? It’s a common practice, but most of us (consumers) don’t realise that it raises concerns from a data protection perspective, especially when the seller requires us to provide this information and does not allow us to skip the form field and…
If war has always been a man’s game, should peace be a woman’s game? Studies show that peace lasts longer when women are involved. Yet, they are still excluded from the negotiating table. Having grown up in Erzurum, a city that was once a crucial stronghold against Russian advances on the Caucasian front of the…
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Introduction Discussions about copyright have once again returned to the political agenda in Brazil. Various national – and international – regulatory initiatives seek to address the accumulating challenges. Until recently, no significant legislative progress had been made since the enactment of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (Marco Civil da Internet) and the…
CIPL Releases Paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in AI: Enabling Data Use and Operationalizing Privacy by Design and Default On March 24, 2025, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton (“CIPL”) released a white paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in AI: Enabling Data Use and Operationalizing Privacy by Design and Default (the “Paper”). The paper…
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The EU has published its ‘AI Continent Action Plan’ (COM(2025)165). The Plan aims to enhance the EU’s AI capabilities by promoting initiatives around five key areas. One of those key areas concerns the promotion of AI in strategic sectors and, in particular, in the public sector and healthcare. The Plan includes some high level initiatives…
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