The right to a fair trial is a fundamental principle of Moroccan criminal law, based on the protection of individual freedoms and human rights. Legal protections for the right
to a fair trial in Morocco are enshrined in the country's constitution, which guarantees the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. [...]
In September 2024, the Council of Europe adopted a framework convention on artificial intelligence, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. As the first global human
rights treaty on AI with a broad material and territorial scope, the Convention represents a significant step toward addressing the transnational effects of AI, including [...]
This paper attempts to provide a unifying conceptual framework to interpret the perils and promises of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in criminal justice systems.
As platform technologies that support a myriad of potential applications, the impact of AI systems upon criminal justice will be amplificatory, divergent, and simultaneous. [...]
An influential interpretation of Kant’s Doctrine of Right suggests that the relationship between public Right and freedom is constitutive rather than instrumental. The focus
has been domestic Right and members’ relation to their own state and has resulted in a statist bias, which has not adequately dealt with the fact that Kant regards [...]
The procedure for a preliminary ruling is central in the ‘complete system of protection’ offered by the Union to its citizens. Since Article 263 TFEU grants only a very
reduced standing to ‘non-privileged applicants’, Article 267 TFEU became the main way for individuals to bring their claims against the EU before the European [...]
This book chapter explores the concept of International Judicial Habitus through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory, particularly focusing on its relevance to
international legal theory and practice. The main focus is to unveil the underexplored cognitive and embodied dimensions of international law, emphasizing how the [...]
Starting from a Global South perspective, this chapter presents a brief overview of the potential of nanotechnology to serve either as vehicle for broader attainability of
human rights or to undermine current efforts. Particular attention is drawn to the complex interconnected issues of ensuring even access to the benefits of technological [...]
This article analyses the role that ‘ordre public’ and morality exceptions can play in the granting of patents on inventions in the field of human germline editing and
the consequences of this policy option. In order to provide the context for such an analysis, the article will, first, provide an overview of the current patent landscape [...]
Advocates of blockchain and related technologies believe they hold the promise of transforming access to justice by leveraging decentralization and transparency to create more
effective and equitable legal processes, and a more inclusive society. Unlike alternatives, which often suffer from inefficiencies and biases resulting from excessive [...]
International investment arbitration is inhabited by actors who theorize the law as scholars and decide on it when arbitrating, which raises critical questions concerning their
normative role within the legal system. This article explores empirically the influence of legal scholars on the development of inter-national investment law through [...]