Naming the Unfamiliar, Defining the Undefined – The Hungarian Constitutional Interpretation of the Protection of Sovereignty
On 15 November 2024, the Hungarian Constitutional Court published its decision (not yet available in English) rejecting the constitutional complaint brought by Transparency International Hungary against the Sovereignty Protection Office (hereinafter "the SPO"). The petitioner argued that the functioning of
Clearance in Crisis – Trump’s Executive Order Raises Concern for Law Firms
The Trump administration’s recent actions regarding the U.S. legal community, particularly targeting law firms, have raised significant constitutional concerns reinforcing the view that his targeting of law firms is rooted in political retaliation. President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders targeting
Sovereignty at Risk. The EU’s Role?
With the American transition of power bringing the fight for national sovereignty and national security into the foreground of global conversations once again, it is important to have a retrospective look at how this conversation unfolded between Hungary and the
The EU Digital Services Act and Freedom of Expression: Friends or Foes?
Although the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) was enacted with the stated goal of achieving “greater democratic control,” its global impact on free speech has not been properly assessed. The DSA, which took effect last February, is a legally binding regulatory framework
Meta’s GDPR Fine: Delayed Accountability, but Maybe a Shift Toward Real Consequences
The €251 million fine imposed on Meta by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a Facebook security breach dating back to 2018 reflects a growing willingness by European regulators to hold tech giants accountable for failing to protect user data.
The EU Sustainability Directive and Jurisdiction (Part II.)
The Draft for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive currently contains no rules on jurisdiction. This creates inconsistencies between the scope of application of the Draft Directive and existing jurisdictional law, both on the EU level and on the domestic
The EU Sustainability Directive and Jurisdiction (Part I.)
The Draft for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive currently contains no rules on jurisdiction. This creates inconsistencies between the scope of application of the Draft Directive and existing jurisdictional law, both on the EU level and on the domestic
TikTok vs. USA: A New Chapter in First Amendment Accountability
In our blog, we have previously explored in detail the dispute between TikTok and the U.S. regarding the platform's potential ban. In December, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the law that forces TikTok’s Chinese parent company,
The Secret of ChatGPT: Why Does It Lag Far Behind the Agentic Systems of the (Near) Future?
In a previous post, we have already explained in broad and rather abstract terms the capabilities promised by agentic AI systems. Now we will (in a slightly lighter tone) look at the capabilities that perhaps one of the most popular
Foreign Influence, Censorship, and Free Speech as an Individual Right
Efforts to resist censorship motivated by foreign influence must account for the importance of free speech to the individual. Noah C. Chauvin Foreign efforts to influence domestic politics in a number of European states have led to a range of efforts to
