The Paradox of Efficiency: Frictions Between Law and Algorithms

On the 13th of January 2022, a Spanish Administrative court ruled in favour of algorithmic opacity. Fundación Civio, an independent foundation that monitors and accounts public authorities, reported that an algorithm used by the government was committing errors | Continue reading


@verfassungsblog.de | 2 years ago

The European Court of Justice will rule on the legality of upload filters

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@verfassungsblog.de | 3 years ago

Fighting Covid-19 – Legal Powers and Risks: South Korea

The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was calculated to be one of the countries that are “heavily hit” by the spread of COVID-19 that sprung from Wuhan, China. According to the latest Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, as of March 23, South Korea has reported ju … | Continue reading


@verfassungsblog.de | 4 years ago

Talking about the Weather

On young protesters, old constitutions and other matters of epochal significance. | Continue reading


@verfassungsblog.de | 4 years ago

Random-Access Memory – The June 2018 Amendments to the Polish “Holocaust Law”

On June 27th Polish authorities broke the national record in speed of proceeding a bill in Parliament and getting it signed into the law by the President. And we are not talking about just an ordinary bill. The statute in question is the (in)famous Polish “Holocaust bill” or “Pol … | Continue reading


@verfassungsblog.de | 5 years ago