The rise of the Internet and the emergence of social media platforms have raised several questions concerning the exercise of the right to free speech as well as its judicial protection which fall under the constitutional umbrella.1 In particular, the phenomenon of social media influencers has...

This chapter addresses questions regarding the judicial balancing of competing rights and values online. To set the stage, it introduces the conceptual framework of judicial balancing in the digital age, providing the necessary definitions, and exploring the nature of judicial framing and why...

What is the role of common constitutional traditions today in the era of the codification of rights in Europe? Or indeed, following the entry into force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (hereafter: the Charter) does it still make sense at all to consider such a notion...

As is well-known, new technologies have profoundly changed the way content is produced, shared, and disseminated. One of the most recent (and worrying) changes is the phenomenon of “fake news”, especially since disinformation and intentional misrepresentation of real information have started...

Since its birth, the Internet has usually been considered as a threat to the traditional conception of sovereignty as power of a state to regulate the interactions taking place within its territory. The extra- territorial nature of the Internet has definitely contributed to the globalization of...

Since its birth, the Internet has usually been considered as a threat to the traditional conception of sovereignty as power of a state to regulate the interactions taking place within its territory. The extraterritorial nature of the Internet has definitely contributed to the globalization of...

Abstract: The paper explores the impact of the great enlargement of Europe (European Union and Council of Europe) to the east on the judicial interaction between the EU, the ECHR and the Member States legal orders. In order to appraise the dynamic and prospective nature of the enlargement, in...