Legal culture… Comparing Legal Cultures, 2nd edition 2020, 804 p, by Sören Koch 19 Mar 202128 Feb 2021 Legal cultures have much in common with Paella. It is common knowledge that Paella is one of the best-known dishes in Spanish cuisine. Still there are many variations of the…
Comparative constitutional law… Electoral disinformation and summary judicial proceedings. Is the Polish experience relevant?, by Adam Krzywon 12 Mar 20217 Jul 2021 1. The disruptive effect of electoral disinformation The phenomenon of disinformation has become one of the most challenging and preoccupying problems for policy-makers, courts, and legal scholars. Dissemination of false…
International Congress of Comparative law A comparative perspective of data protection in the Internet (Springer 2021) edited by Sofia de Vasconcelos Casimiro and Dario Moura Vicente 5 Mar 202110 Jun 2024 Personal data processing is at the core of almost every activity throughout the world, in both the public and private sector. Besides its lucrative side, it has been proving itself…
Call for papers 2021 Critical Legal Conference 2 Mar 20211 Mar 2021 The 2021 Critical Legal Conference will be held at the University of Dundee, on 2-4 September. The Conference's theme is 'Frankenlaw' - it draws from Mary Shelley's close relationship with…
Comparative constitutional law… Lesson from Thailand: When the regulatory response to fake news is misunderstood as a problem of illegal content, by Pattamon Anansaringkarn 26 Feb 20212 Jul 2021 Since the US presidential election in 2016, fake news has become a pressing issue on the agenda of governments around the world. As a threshold issue, however, the question must…
Judges and comparison Towering Judges: A Comparative Study of Constitutional Judges (Cambridge University Press 2021), edited by Rehan Abeyratne and Iddo Porat 19 Feb 20218 Feb 2021 Introduction This volume introduces and critically examines a new topic in comparative constitutional law: Towering Judges. The volume discusses nineteen judges of apex and constitutional courts from fourteen jurisdictions. Within…
