Collective redress: a brief overview
1. Introduction Justice is a complex concept. According to Zygmunt Bauman, justice is an “incomplete project”, “incomplete in a radical sense, since it is the very essence of justice to be incomplete.” It is...
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Privacy and Covid-19: European and Asian approach
written by Dott.ssa Rebecca D’Alessandro Summary: Introduction. 1. European framework: premises. 2. Member States approaches. 3. Asian approach. Conclusion. Introduction In the past few days the ongoing debate on Coronavirus, especially after the measures...
The influence of Digital Innovation and Patents Management on SMEs: a systematic review (Part 2/2)
European Commission’s commitment in providing the tools of the trade In the last few years, and especially after the announcement in May 2015 of the Digital Single Market strategy[1], the European Commission has been...
Post-Brexit: the future of Enviromental Law in UK
At the beginning of this month, the UK has officially (and after a long-troubled path) exited the European Union. Fortunately enough, the withdrawal has been orderly in the sense that an agreement has been...
Il trasferimento dei dati personali da e verso il Regno Unito dopo la Brexit
La tutela dei dati personali nel contesto post Brexit Il 1° febbraio 2020 è entrato in vigore l’Accordo sul recesso del Regno Unito dall’Unione europea, sancendo così l’uscita ufficiale del Regno Unito dall’UE e...
A EU taxonomy to foster sustainable finance
On 17 December, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the text of a Regulation on the creation of a classification system, or taxonomy, for sustainable economic activities[1]. The Taxonomy...
Unified Patent Court: will the dream ever come true?
We have been told for years now that “the Unified Patent Court will start next year” – yet, 2019 is here and we have no serious update on the matter. Furthermore, the unpredictable turmoil...
Nuova direttiva europea sul copyright: a che punto siamo?
A distanza di sei mesi dall’avvio di un nuovo iter di negoziazioni,[1] dovuto alla bocciatura del primo testo da parte del Parlamento europeo, la nuova direttiva sul copyright ha ora raggiunto un nuovo stadio...
Fair Use and Civil Law: two polar opposites or two sides of the same coin?
Editor’s note:the analysis provided by this paper is extensively based on the article “The Perfect Match: Civil Law Judges and Open-ended Fair Use Provisions” by Martin Senftleben, published in the American University International Law...
Amazon’s Just-Walk-Out technology and the information duty set forth by the E-Commerce Directive
On January 22nd, 2018, Amazon opened his first brick and mortar grocery shop to the public, Amazon Go, located in Seattle[1]. Amazon Go is not just the first physical grocery shop built by the...
