The second issue of the year of the ECHR Law Review has just been published (Vol. 5, issue 2). The issue contains one editorial, three guest editorials, two research articles and four book reviews. The guest editorials are devoted to the relationship between the ECHR and the ICCPR and the ECtHR and the United Nations Human…
The promise of 5G Fifth-generation wireless systems – commonly known as 5G – are a big leap forward for mobile communications. The innovations connected to 5G could be worth around $13.2 trillion over the next 15 years for the industry and public sector. By 2025, deploying the new technology could generate €213 billion in revenue…
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Manolis Perakis Assistant Professor of EU Law, Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece In the context of promoting the rule of law as a fundamental value that must govern the action of the Union and its Member States, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment on appeal…
In 2018, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker stated that the EU “had been sleepwalking from one crisis to another without waking up.” These crises have no doubt had a range of detrimental effects on the EU, and I argue that crises make it harder for the Commission to enforce EU law. Why? Crises require resources,…
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Citizens’ rights over their personal data have become a focal point of the ongoing WTO e-commerce negotiations. What is the role of privacy in the digital economy, ask Serena Cesareo and Stella Canessa? They argue that the UK has the potential to lead a data-secure digital future. 60 per cent of the world population is connected to the internet…
The discussion on the use of investigative forensic genetic genealogy (iFGG) to solve Dutch cold cases is back on the table following a news report that weighed up the new Dutch government’s stance with views of several critics. But there’s more to this debate. For the basic principles of iFGG, see my previous blog. Dutch…
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This guest post by Giuseppe Bitti* explores the broad policy approaches that can be followed to slow down AI adoption by the public sector, with a focus on risk mitigation and management. It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Giuseppe a copy that will soon be on the…
Last Friday, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) imposed further sanctions against Russia, marking the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. These measures were followed by a G7 statement issued on Saturday 24 February, in which the G7 nations committed…
Claiming to be “green” and “sustainable” has become a competitiveness perimeter in the EU, with green products registering greater growth than other products. However, not all products on the EU market are as environmentally friendly as presented by the companies and thus may be misleading to the consumers in relation to their environmental impact. Such…
Three Opinions of Vlas AG at the Dutch Supreme Court dated 5 April 2024 but published today discuss issues of applicable law in competition follow-on cases. See also my earlier posts on Air Cargo and Palink. CJEU authority cited includes Concurrence, Nintendo, Tibor Trans, CDC, flyLAL. ECLI:NL:PHR:2024:561 is the Palink case in the Truck Cartel:…
