MAKING THE PRIVATE PUBLIC: REGULATING CONTENT MODERATION UNDER CHINESE LAW

With the expansion of digital economy, tackling illegal online content is an increasingly challenging task. China implemented a dual-track legal mechanism on content moderation, whereby it exempts general monitoring obligations of intermediaries under private law while imposing monitoring obligations under public law. In recent years, major platforms exercise much stronger control over flow of information, Read More …

LAW AND POLICY OF PLATFORM ECONOMY IN CHINA

China is experiencing a phenomenal expansion of platform economy fuelled by the advancement of information and communication technologies. It has become a global fron- trunner in many sectors, including commerce, finance, and entertainment. A comprehen- sive law and policy narrative, however, is largely absent from English academic literature. This paper seeks to fill this gap Read More …

JUSTICE AND LAW IN THE THOUGHT OF ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788–1860)

The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) stated that the world has two coexisting dimensions: the Will-side, which is the metaphysical, ideal, and ultimate reality where isolated creatures do not exist; and the Representational side, which Will-powered, self-centered individual phenomenon inhabits. Schopenhauer asserted that in human societies under the imperative of the Will, temporal justice may Read More …

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AS LAW ENFORCERS AND ADJUDICATORS. A PUBLIC ROLE OF PRIVATE ACTORS

Private actors have become increasingly involved in the law enforcement process in recent years, taking up more proactive roles and being increasingly engaged in choices between conflicting rights and freedoms. The development and spread of information and commu- nication technology (ICT) created a set of conditions in which the participation of private actors (service providers Read More …

IDENTIFYING DEFICITS IN UKRAINIAN LAW: FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY MISUSE IN PROCEEDINGS OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSES

Ukraine is actively denouncing and abandoning its Soviet legacy, with the legal process of decommunization being at the forefront of this process.1 However, despite Ukraine’s ongoing judiciary reformation process amplified by the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine’s legal system still contains inherited Soviet legal deficiencies that allow for Read More …

EDUCATION, (RE)TRAINING, AND TRAFFIC STOPS: FELONIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES

Traffic stops continue to be the primary contact between law enforcement and the public, yet little priority is given to traffic stop education and training. A systematic review of felonious traffic stop-related law enforcement officer (LEO) deaths from 1990 to June 2021 revealed the average LEO killed during and after traffic stops was male, in Read More …

DETECTING RESALE PRICE MAINTENANCE FOR COMPETITION LAW PURPOSES: PROOF-OF-CONCEPT STUDY USING WEB SCRAPED DATA

Computational antitrust tools can support competition authorities in the detection of antitrust infringements. However, these tools require the availability of suitable data sets in order to produce reliable results. The present proof-of-concept study focuses on the understudied area of resale price maintenance, that is, the fixing of retail prices between manufacturers and retailers. By applying Read More …

DATA PROTECTION LAW BEYOND IDENTIFIABILITY? ATMOSPHERIC PROFILES, NUDGING AND THE STRATUMSEIND LIVING LAB

The deployment of pervasive information and communication technologies (ICTs) within smart city initiatives transforms cities into extraordinary apparatuses of data capture. ICTs such as smart cameras, sound sensors and lighting technology are trying to infer and affect persons’ interests, preferences, emotional states, and behaviour. It should be no surprise then that contemporary legal and policy Read More …

CYBERSECURITY AS PRAXIS AND AS A STATE : THE EU LAW PATH TOWARDS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A NEW RIGHT TO CYBERSECURITY?

The end of the second decade of the 21st century has been the best of times for EU’s cybersecurity law and policy: Its NIS Directive has been transposed into all Member States’ national law, creating a new administrative structure at EU and Member State level and mandating relevant policies and strategies to update and harmonise Read More …

CORRIGENDUM TO “PORNOGRAPHY, PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE AND SEX RELATED CRIME: A REVIEW

As indicated by Tovar, Elias, and Chang (1999), oneof thefirst research concerns deals with the Bauserman (1996) question of whether or not exposure to pornography plays a role in the development or execution of offending behavior. As they indicate (p. 261) the literature providesmuch clearer data with respect to the commission of the offense as Read More …