Month: April 2021
ILJ Spring Symposium
The Journal would like to thank Professor Erika George, Gerald Lenoir, and Professor Muna Ndulo for taking the time to speak at our annual Symposium: Black Lives Matter as a Human Rights Issue. View Event Here
Apr 2021
Sovereign Immunity & Covid-19: China’s Immunity Under the Fsia from Federal Covid-19 Lawsuits, Vol. 53
Ishan Shivakumar
Many states have filed lawsuits against the People’s Republic of China in U.S. Federal Courts for allowing coronavirus to spread and for the ensuing consequences. At present, international law and the American SovereignImmunity statute bar such lawsuits against China. Only an amendment to the federal statute that creates an exception for recovery against China for…
Apr 2021
Society’s New Frontier – Cybersecurity, Privacy and Online Expression, Vol. 53
Len Kennedy
The following is a written adaptation of the opening speech for the 2019 Symposium. To the Journal’s editorial board, the presenters, commentators, audience, and most importantly, the sponsors, I hope you find inspiration in the Symposium’s presentations. The articles presented in this issue touch on important aspects of some very difficult problems— problems that grow…
Apr 2021
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Data Protection by Design? A Critique of Article 25 of the GDPR, Vol. 53
Ari Ezra Waldman
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, 2018. Article 25, titled, “Data Protection by Design and by Default,” purports to incorporate the concept of “privacy by design” into European data protection law. This Article challenges that common presumption. Although privacy by design is not a new doctrine, having been the subject…
Apr 2021
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Automation in Moderation, Vol. 53
Hannah Bloch-Wehba
What is an AutoModerator? An AutoModerator is a bot designed to automate various moderation tasks that require little or no human judgement. It can watch the new/spam/comments/report queues of any subreddit it moderates and take actions on submissions and comments based on defined conditions. This includes approving or removing them . . . . It…
Apr 2021
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Corporations on Blockchain: Opportunities & Challenges, Vol. 53
Alexandra Andhov
Blockchain technology has the potential to change the way corporations are managed and how they function. A system that offers greater decentralization and ability for shareholders to more actively and accurately engage in decision-making processes will be fundamental for modern corporate governance. We observe that shareholders in recent years have become more active and interested…
Apr 2021
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Comparing Consent to Cookies: A Case for Protecting Non-Use, Vol. 53
Meg Leta Jones & Jenny Lee
During Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress in April 2018, eight different senators asked the Facebook CEO about European privacy rights and whether Americans should or would receive similar protections.[1]Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data, U.S. Senate (Apr. 10, 2018), https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2018/4/facebook-social-media-privacyand-the-use-and-abuse-of-data … Continue reading The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)[2]Council…
Apr 2021