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Human Rights in Technology — A Need for a New Norm external link
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The field of cyber security has relied on norms quite heavily to govern the behavior of states and non-state actors in cyberspace. However, existing norms do not offer guidance on integrating attention to human rights into the design and development of digital consumer products. This Paper introduces a way to foresee the human rights impact of new technology combined with a form of governance that regulates problems we do not know exist yet.
Human rights, Technology and law
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Freedom of Political Expression as “Due Cause”: The Pending IKEA v. Vlaams Belang Case Before the CJEU external link
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The pending IKEA v. Vlaams Belang case before the CJEU offers a key test of how freedom of expression (FoE) interacts with EU trademark law. IKEA sued the Belgian party Vlaams Belang for parodying its name, logo, and colours in a campaign titled “IKEA Plan” (Immigratie Kan Echt Anders—“Immigration Really Can Be Different”). The Belgian Enterprise Court asked the CJEU whether such political parody can constitute “due cause” under EU trademark rules and, if so, which factors should guide that assessment. The hearing took place in June 2025, with the Advocate General’s Opinion expected on 13 November 2025. This post considers the FoE factors identified by the Belgian court—rooted in ECtHR case-law—and their role in the proportionality analysis.
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Policies and risk-mitigation measures on election disinformation by Wikipedia download
European regulatory frameworks on election disinformation applicable to community-governed platforms download
Big tech’s threat to European speech download
EU copyright law roundup – second and third trimester of 2025 external link
Patents and the Right to a Healthy Environment: An Outline of a Response to the Critics download
Intellectual Property and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment external link
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Human rights, Intellectual property
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Balancing Intellectual Property Protection with the Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Internal and External Reconciliation Approaches download
healthy environment, Human rights, Intellectual property