Free Speech Summer: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Opinions Regarding Online Content Moderation (Part II.)
In the first part of this blog post, we explored the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, which addressed the contentious issue of state regulation of social media platforms and their First Amendment rights.
The Ultimate Price of the Ultimate Punishment? The EU and the Death Penalty in the Face of Global Trade and Internal Divisions
As the European Union advocates for human rights and the abolition of the death penalty, it is facing a number of challenges in trade relations. These include internal and external pressures, as well as the need to reconcile its commitment
Free Speech Summer: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Opinions Regarding Online Content Moderation (Part I.)
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a series of landmark decisions, including Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, which demonstrate the contentious issue of state regulation of social media platforms and their First Amendment rights. These cases, alongside
Artificial General Intelligence „by Accident”: Emergent Behavior and Chaos Theory—Part II.
In fact, both incremental and emergent developments are already present in today’s AI systems. The mentioned incremental direction is perhaps obvious, since it is generally typical that newer and newer models and architectures build on the experience gained from previous
The Irish Constitution, Social Liberalisation, and the Catholic Church
Against the backdrop of recent uproar following two key Irish referenda regarding the country’s constitution earlier this year, this article aims to show that the Irish constitution set a process in motion that enabled the incremental liberalization of the law,
Artificial General Intelligence “by Accident”: Emergent Behavior and Chaos Theory—Part I.
Can Artificial General Intelligence come into being by chance? Although we traditionally think that all major technological breakthroughs are conscious, large and complex systems often undergo spontaneous changes that put this issue in a new perspective. Let’s dive into this
Can Lead Candidates Lead if They Are Not on Party Lists?
With the end of the 2024 European elections, the process of selecting top politicians is not over. Quite the contrary, for the European Commission, the selection procedure starts right after. The European Council decided the list of nominees for the
Shifting Thresholds and the European Parliament: A Case of the German Federal Constitutional Court
Some say that 2024 is the year of elections, as more than 70 countries hold various elections throughout the globe, such as parliamentary elections in India and the UK, and recently in the EU. As the elections for the European
Constitutional Identity and National Identity—Two Sides of the Same Coin
Constitutional identity is a topic of great importance for modern constitutional democracy. However, one could argue that its legal conceptualization from the perspective of European integration is still insufficiently analyzed beyond the identification of constitutional and/or national identity through different
Personal Intelligence: A Gateway Drug to All-knowing AI?—Part II.
Universal opt-out mechanisms such as Global Privacy Control have also appeared in recent years. It is, in fact, a service that makes it easier for users to indicate their privacy preferences when navigating the Internet. GPC essentially allows users to
