Future Of Europe
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The Fragility of Independent Financial Supervision
The institutional landscape of financial regulation in the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) is currently undergoing a divergent transformation, where the traditional paradigm of independence of financial supervision is being redefined by distinct political and constitutional pressures.
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On the same platform on ‘no-platforming’? An emerging speech issue for student unions and universities
Introduction Freedom of expression is increasingly under strain in Western societies across the political spectrum. Societies have become so deeply polarised that public discourse is marked by vociferousness, intolerance, and a performative posture of openness and tolerance toward opposing ideas. More
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Governance Below the Legal Threshold: Informal Power and Accountability in Europe
European governance increasingly operates through instruments that remain formally non-binding while producing effects comparable to legal obligation. From pandemic terminology to rule of law conditionality, influence is exercised through assessments, declarations, and coordinated expectations rather than binding acts. This shift
European Values
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The Unfinished Nation: Constitutional Failure and Identity Crisis in Iran
Iran has produced constitutions with remarkable regularity, but never one that genuinely reckoned with its own diversity. This article traces the origins of Iran's constitutional identity crisis from the Qajar period to the present, trying to engage legal scholarship in
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A North-East clash over Article 7 threats
The recently appointed Dutch government has expressed its intention to simplify the procedures under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union in order to facilitate the suspension of voting rights of certain Member States in the Council of the
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Sovereignty in a Multipolar Modern World: A Question of Law or a Question of Fact?
In the 21st century, the assessment of sovereignty is increasingly approached through resilience: the decisive factor is the capacity by which state institutions remain functional amid external shocks and threats, ensuring the implementability of decisions and a minimum of rule-of-law
Tech & AI
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Recursive Language Models – A Systematic Approach to Large-Scale Document Analysis – Part II.
The model's operation is strictly iterative and characterized by a built-in self-checking mechanism. The root model continuously receives, evaluates, and synthesizes the partial results extracted by the sub-models. If it detects a contradiction during this synthesis, or if a claim
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Recursive Language Models – A Systematic Approach to Large-Scale Document Analysis – Part I.
As Artificial Intelligence is increasingly tasked with processing massive, multi-thousand-page document sets, traditional Large Language Models frequently stumble due to 'context rot' (a severe degradation in memory and accuracy when overwhelmed by data). A recent architectural breakthrough known as Recursive
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A Roadmap to Advancing Youth Safety in the Age of AI
While I have always been an optimist when it comes to the transformative power of technology on child safety, I must acknowledge that the potential benefits are currently outweighed by the harm that humans are using AI for. To advance
Free Speech & Privacy
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How The Sleeping Lion Awoke. Singapore’s Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act
After several other case studies on sovereignty protection in the UK or the EU, I will examine “the Lion City” also known as Singapore dealing with foreign interference. The city-state is a special case because, although it is no longer
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Let The Sunshine In? Opening the Blinds on the Australian Transparency Framework
The geopolitical challenges of the 21st century, particularly the rise of digital disinformation and covert attempts at political influence, have forced several countries to review their approach to foreign influence. I have previously described how this has manifested itself in
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Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights: A Multidimensional Legal Perspective is Needed
The implementation of Artificial Intelligence in managerial contexts represents a significant transformation that raises deeply complex questions from a contemporary legal and constitutional perspective. Although technology is frequently presented as a neutral tool for productive optimization and increasing organizational efficiency,