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Parliamentary Supremacy versus Judicial SupremacyHow can adversarial judicial, public, and political dialogue be institutionalised?

The battles between proponents and opponents of judicial supremacy have recently intensified in the US and also in Europe. I summarise the debates in political philosophy, legal theory and ... Social and Political Philosophy (Faculty of Humanities) and of Sociology (Faculty of Social Sciences) at the University from anonymous reviewers and from Leonard Besselink, Nik de Boer, Bas Schotel, Marcel

Floating offshore wind projects development in South Korea without government subsidies

participation of power generation companies. This is because government support may be subject to change, depending on the internal and external political circumstances of the country. This report calculates the ... is because government support may be subject to change, depending on the internal and external political circumstances of the country (COWI 2021) . Therefore, although the South Korean government is

Fundamental Rights and the EU Internal Market: Just how Fundamental are the EU Treaty Freedoms?A Normative Enquiry Based on John Rawls’ Political Philosophy

fundamental rights. It uses the political philosophy of John Rawls to assess why we should attach priority to certain rights and which rights should therefore be considered fundamental rights. On this basis it ... important, and be very careful in allowing restrictions on fundamental rights for the purpose of protecting this market access. This article uses the political philosophy of John Rawls and his philosophical

Generative AI and Author Remuneration

central functions of human art in society to broader socio-political objectives and arguments for improving AI – strongly support the introduction of a system for remunerating human authors (Sect. 2).8 For ... artistic creations are of particular value to society as a whole.15 Artwork by fleshand-blood authors provides important impulses for social and political change by modelling experimental practices that open

Online Political Microtargeting: Promises and Threats for Democracy

Online political microtargeting involves monitoring people’s online behaviour, and using the collected data, sometimes enriched with other data, to show people-targeted political advertisements ... . Introduction Political campaigns are increasingly combining data-driven voter research with personalised political advertising: online political microtargeting.1 Through political microtargeting, a political

A Human Right to Ever-Stronger Protection?

course, ideally, legislatures are always reasonable and evidence-driven representatives of people. However, this political obligation is also a constitutional obligation only if legislatures decide to

Twenty years of energy policy in Europe: achievement of targets and lessons for the future

’ fulfilment at European level are reviewed. The use of timelines will facilitate examination of legal, political and administrative processes and structures that affect decision-making concerning implementation ... nonfulfillment of the Kyoto targets (ratified by the EU in 2002) , along with the 2007 European gas crisis (Maltby 2013 ; Rodríguez-Fernández et al. 2020 ) and the need for a political compromise to ensure

Copyright Law in the European Union, the United States and China

differences in our research design is that Tolonen’s work draws more heavily on legal theory and even legal philosophy when theorizing on the underlying ideal models of legislation to be compared. 13 ... personhood of the creator. Finally, the protection of ‘‘custom’’, with its origins in Scottish Enlightenment philosophy, has also left its mark on US IP laws, according to Aoki ( 2006 ). 77 Samuelson (1993

Maciej Bernatt: Populism and Antitrust – The Illiberal Influence of Populist Government on the Competition Law System

book describes how these two governments eroded liberal institutions in the political sphere - such as principles of the separation of powers and rule of law that underpin a democratic system - as well ... as in the economic sphere - backing away from a commitment to market competition and expanding the active role of the state.1 Under this definition of populism, centralization of political and economic

Copyright Protection of Government-Related Material Before the Courts of the United States and Canada: Considerations for Future Reforms

Copyright protection of government-related material lies at the intersection of private incentives, public interest, and political motivation. These interests naturally clash. Therefore, the ... the copyright protection of government-related material against the background of rapid technological advancement and substantial ongoing societal and political change. Taking into account the

Pairing Sturgeon with Champagne: Towards a Due Cause Exception in the Law of Geographical Indications

. While the analysis is limited to EU law, its implications are not. As is well known, GI protection is a key political interest of the EU and in particular some Member States and protection for ‘‘crown ... examples from French case law). 49 It appears that Milan is home to a wine bar called ‘‘Champagne Socialist’’, whose self-declared philosophy is ‘‘Wine tonight, revolution tomorrow’’. 50 Jack Daniel’s

The Criteria to Qualify a Geographical Term as Generic: Are We Moving from a European to a US Perspective?

to determine if a sign has been transformed into a generic term. These criteria have economic and political relevance, as genericness is not a trivial issue. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has

Determining the impact of economic indicators on water, energy and food nexus for sustainable resource security

. (2021 ) stated that the nexus encompasses economic, social, environmental, and political factors that must address infrastructural planning as WEF activities have ecological impacts such as declin‑ ing ... political environment, promotion of stakeholder consultation, promotion of good working con‑ ditions, promotion of health and safety codes, optimization of labor laws, re‑organization of societal norms, and

Public perception of transitioning to a low-carbon nation: a Malaysian scenario

philosophy of green growth. Since its launch, it has seen tremendous success in attracting investment support from international communities. IM is pursuing green growth in the planning (Zikri Zahari et al ... largely recognises climate change as a serious problem and the idea of CCS could potentially fit positively depends critically on both risks and political use of this technology. Marjelain et al. conducted

Technology innovation and sustainability: challenges and research needs

of technologies, and for denoting their social evaluation. It is an interactive and communicative process that aims to contribute to the formation of public and political opinion on societal aspects of ... , societal groups, and political decision makers), constructive technology assessment (constructive involvement of technology development process, aiming to analyze its enculturation by society), leitbild

Vicious Cycle or Business Cycle?: Explaining Political Violence in Northern Ireland After the Troubles

There are currently two schools of thought that seek to explain the persistence of political violence in Northern Ireland, one with a sociopolitical focus and the other with an economic focus ... President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU by the editorial board of Res Publica and the Political Science Department at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information , please

The Origin and Purpose of Legal Protection for the Integrity of Copyright Metadata

metadata for rights management in global digital networks. Traditionally, copyright law is a legal and political reaction to the implementation of technological developments but, as Jo¨rg Reinbothe and Silke ... professors against the bill, in Boyle ( 1996 ), p. 60. 37 For the political debate against technological protection measures see Chapter 3 of Herman (2013). 38 Cohen ( 1996 ). 39 Bangemann Group (1994), p

Why Harmonised Standards Should Be Open

satisfied, a reference to the standard is published in the series L of the Official Journal of the EU. While the Commission does not intend to delegate political powers to the ESOs,4 it nevertheless tasks

Hydrogen in the energy transition: some roles, issues, and questions

European markets through pipelines, while H2 from more distant producers would be shipped (mainly as ammonia). However, most MENA countries are unpredictable partners from a political point of view (Lorentz

The (Political) Pursuit of Victim Voice:(Comparative) Observations on the Dutch Draft on the Adviesrecht

? needs used within the political debate may be featured as a homogeneous concept, the legal traditions that need to host victim-oriented arrangements differ. Indeed, the apparent political consensus with ... Victim Support was, however, felt to be beneficial.41 Nevertheless, the expansion of the oral VIS remained a contentious issue within the Dutch debate. In the wake of the political debate with regard to