ISEL Meeting, 10 October 2012: Recent Developments in EU External Relations Law and the Competition between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the Regulation of Broadcasting

This week’s ISEL Meeting (Institute for the Study of European Laws) was dedicated to the most recent developments in the European Union’s external relations and saw presentations on both the general aspects of this field of law (including the interinstitutional strife between the Union’s organs about questions of competence) and a very particular legal issue … Continue reading

File Sharing, Copyright and Freedom of Expression

The article explores the relationship between copyright and freedom of speech in the Internet environment. After highlighting the constitutional dimension of these conflicting rights, the phenomenon of file sharing and the role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the author analyzes the debate surrounding a particular sanction used in certain jurisdictions to punish unauthorized on line … Continue reading