The DMA may lead to breaches of a fundamental right

Overlapping National and EU-wide antitrust frameworks could lead to a violation of the right against double jeopardy for companies, like Apple, targeted by the Digital Markets Act.

Rhys Surtees • July 21, 2022

AI in the EU and Access to Justice – A Panel Discussion

Automation may endanger fundamental values in the EU. In a panel discussion on 28 January 2022, experts discussed how the use of AI by the EU administration affects individuals’ access to justice.

Sophie van der Kroon and Melanie Fink • March 03, 2022

Are Symbolic Laws Good Laws?

Earlier this year, the Austrian government announced a proposed law which entails a ban on wearing the hijab for kindergarten-age girls. Is this a response to an acute problem which necessitates action — or a symbolic law with a more nefarious mission?

Edith Riegler • September 19, 2018

Divorce of convenience?

According to an AG Opinion, a divorced third-country national parent of a minor EU citizen can get a derived right of residence, even if the other parent is still in the country. Do broken families enjoy more protection under EU law than intact ones?

Mark Klaassen • October 13, 2016

Data sharing is caring? The PNR agreement: an old Big Brother story told anew

Public records, banking information, correspondence…the list of data accessed by police would be incomplete without Passenger Name Records. The new EU-US PNR agreement will enter into force soon – will it also bring a higher data protection standard?

Iryna Ievdokymova • May 15, 2012

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The DMA may lead to breaches of a fundamental right

AI in the EU and Access to Justice – A Panel Discussion

Are Symbolic Laws Good Laws?

Divorce of convenience?

Data sharing is caring? The PNR agreement: an old Big Brother story told anew