Approvato il Data Privacy Framework per il trasferimento di dati personali verso gli Stati Uniti
Approvato il Data Privacy Framework per il trasferimento di dati personali verso gli Stati Uniti Introduzione A seguito della decisione della Corte di giustizia che ha invalidato il Privacy Shield[1], si è creato un vulnus normativo rispetto alle garanzie adeguate da utilizzare in relazione al trasferimento di dati personali verso gli USA. Aspetto senz’altro rilevante […]
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 a special kind of “Sisyphusian project”, due to which “we must completely deconstruct the positive law in order to get closer […]
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 adopted by Governments across Europe, highlighted several problems on data protection’s processing. The issue came to the attention of the most […]
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 working hard to harmonize the laws relating to the intellectual and industrial property rights among all the Member States in order […]
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 approved by both blocks and sets out the duty of the UK to keep contributing to the Union’s budget for the […]
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 l’inizio del periodo di transizione, che terminerà il 31 dicembre 2020[1]. L’Accordo di recesso prevede che il periodo transitorio possa essere esteso […]
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 Regulation did not create an exhaustive list of environmentally sustainable economic activities, but instead provided a framework for the progressive development […]
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 in the UK Parliament is making the scenario even more fuzzy, as this was possible. However, rumors have it to happen […]
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 procedurale. Lo scorso 13 febbraio è stato infatti reso pubblico l’accordo tra il Parlamento e il Consiglio dell’Unione Europea,[2] giunti a […]
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 Review, vol. 33(1) [1]. In fact, the main purpose surrounding this paper is summarising the issues and features brought out by the […]
