Comparative constitutional law… On the power of Big Tech to shape politics and culture, and its ethical problems 12 Feb 20212 Jul 2021 Introduction Fake news on the internet and how to counter it, has been a frequently debated subject in the past years. Most governments’ strategies involve cooperation with social media platforms…
Interdisciplinarity Dundee Law School’s New Representative – Dr Luca Siliquini-Cinelli – Introduces Himself to the Association’s Community 6 Feb 20217 Feb 2021 It is with great pleasure that I write this post to share with the Association’s (BACL) community my own experience as a legal comparatist and philosopher. I hope that the below…
Comparative constitutional law… Freedom of religion during the pandemic: France and Belgium in search of consistency, by Romain Mertens 5 Feb 202119 Feb 2021 Since the Coronavirus pandemic outbreak in 2020, States have adopted stringent measures to curb the virus’s propagation. These measures include limitations of freedom of religion. On request of Governments, churches,…
Comparative constitutional law Misunderstanding Misinformation: why most ‘fake news’ regulation is doomed to failure, by Paul Bernal 29 Jan 20212 Jul 2021 The regulation of fake news has been fraught with problems from the outset – and it is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. There are a number of…
Bell John… Comparative Torts: Discussion around Markesinis’s German Law of Torts by B.S. Markesinis, J. Bell and A. Janssen 28 Jan 20216 Feb 2021 The British Association of Comparative Law warmly invites you to two webinars on Comparative Torts: Liability for Emerging Technologies and Comparative Torts: Liability for Ecological Harm on 29th and 30th…
Call for papers… The Regulation of Hate Speech Online and its Enforcement in a Comparative Perspective 27 Jan 202127 Jan 2021 Call for Papers for the British Association of Comparative Law’s Annual Seminar Regulators around the world are grappling with the problem of hate speech online. Definitions of hate speech, the…
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