The European Union (EU) has adopted a policy objective of fostering access to (non-personal) data. Law is one of the instruments towards this aim, particularly through the enactment of data access rights. The clash of intellectual property (IP) law with those rights is generally … [Read more...]

In this paper I claim that “authoritarian constitutionalism” is not an oxymoron as it may seem. A series of authoritarian practices have always characterized constitutionalism. Among them, I examine the case of calls for executive dominance in the context of a limited, although … [Read more...]

The present paper will attempt to map out the current analyses of the state of crisis affecting the EU. The goal is to show that the problem of the European people, namely, how is it possible that, notwithstanding the longevity and stability of the EU, a European people – as … [Read more...]

Even though they represent almost 50% of all reported cases before the European Court of Human Rights, settlements of human rights violations escape scholars’ attention. Whilst victims are increasingly expected to resolve their disputes amicably, it is unclear whether applicants … [Read more...]

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