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Books

Emerging Challenges in Social Media Regulation Resurgent States

Edoardo Celeste, Ilton Norberto Robl Filho, Ingo Sarlet

2026

Emerging Challenges in Social Media Regulation: Resurgent States? examines the rapidly evolving relationship between states and social media platforms in an era…

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Digital Sovereignty and the Green Transition

EU Challenges in Times of War and Energy Crisis

Edoardo Celeste, Tamara Alvarez Robles, Gaël Depoorter and Tamara Favaro

2025

This book is the first investigation of the relationship between EU digital sovereignty and sustainability strategies. It maps the ambitions and limitations…

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The Content Governance Dilemma

Digital Constitutionalism, Social Media and the Search for a Global Standard

Edoardo Celeste

2023

This open access book is one of the first academic works to comprehensively analyse the dilemma concerning global content governance on social…

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Digital Constitutionalism

The Role of Internet Bills of Rights

Edoardo Celeste

2022

Investigating the impact of digital technology on contemporary constitutionalism, this book offers an overview of the transformations that are currently occurring at…

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Data Protection Beyond Borders

Transatlantic Perspectives on Extraterritoriality and Sovereignty

Federico Fabbrini, Edoardo Celeste, John Quinn

2021

This book discusses new developments in privacy law and the efforts undertaken by states in asserting their sovereignty over data.

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Constitutionalising Social Media

Edoardo Celeste, Amélie Heldt, Clara Iglesias Keller

2022

This book explores the relationship constitutional law and social media. It explores how social media could be constitutionalised to protect the fundamental…

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Book Chapters

The Constitutionalisation of the Digital Ecosystem: Lessons from International Law

Edoardo Celeste

2021

This paper explores how international legal frameworks might be used as theoretical toolboxes to understand the phenomenon of constitutionalising digital ecosystems.

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Cross-Border Data Protection After Brexit

Edoardo Celeste

2021

This paper discusses the challenges for data-protection by Brexit both internationally and in the UK.

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EU data protection law between sovereignty and extraterritoriality

Federico Fabbrini, Edoardo Celeste

2021

This paper discusses the issues posed to fundamental online rights by jurisdictional boundaries and tensions raised by legal systems imposing their standards…

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Digital sovereignty in the EU: challenges and future perspectives

Edoardo Celeste

2021

This paper discusses initiatives undertaken by the EU in protecting its citizens data, the challenges that are posed to fundamental rights and…

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Journal Articles

Eco-digital constitutionalism: Analysing the emergence of digital sustainability principles in the EU

Edoardo Celeste, Alba Perez

2026

The paper introduces the concept of ‘eco-digital constitutionalism’ to denote one of the latest offsprings of digital constitutionalism that, building on environmental…

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Opacified transparency? Assessing the DSA transparency database via TikTok’s moderation during the 2024 Romanian presidential election

Maxime Zimmer; Philippine Ducros; Pedro Cavalcante; Mustapha Jid; Rafiga Malikova; Bouthayna Meseraf; Luisa Perez

2026

As political campaigns increasingly take place on online platforms, ensuring transparency in content moderation has become a democratic imperative. Article 24(5) of…

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AI in cybersecurity: A double-edged sword

Annie Samira Kamga Ngatchou

2026

Published as part of the Freedom From Fear (F3) Magazine from UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute), titled “Progress…

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Defining a blueprint for sustainable academic conferences: lessons learned from the BILETA annual conference 2024

Edoardo Celeste, Alba Perez, Michael Rioux & Goran Dominioni

2026

Abstract: The use of digital technologies does not represent the panacea to organise sustainable academic conferences. Although the environmental impact of these…

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Operationalising the Twin Transition: From EU Constitutional Principles to National AI Strategies

Alberto Quintavalla, Edoardo Celeste and Alba Perez Victorio

2026

Abstract: EU policy documents often present the green and digital transitions as “twinned” and mutually beneficial. However, it is now widely acknowledged…

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New Open-Access Publication on EU Digital and Financial Regulation

Michela Passalacqua, Tamara Favaro

2025

EMILDAI is pleased to highlight a new open-access publication by our colleagues at the University of Pisa, Michela Passalacqua and Tamara Favaro,…

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Constitutionnalisme numérique : théories et approches critiques

Edoardo Celeste

2025

Over the past decade, the concept of digital constitutionalism has attracted attention from authors from various disciplines. This paper aims to provide…

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Can a Data Breach be Caused by Poor Quality Data? An Analysis of a Decision by the Irish Data Protection Commission and its Potential Influence on Future Financial Data Sharing

Andrés Chomczyk Penedo

2022

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The Right to Be Forgotten in the Digital Age: The Challenges of Data Protection Beyond Borders

Federico Fabbrini, Edoardo Celeste

2020

This article discusses the challenges posed to extraterritorial application of the right to be forgotten and the dynamics between “imperial” and “sovereign”…

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Digital punishment: social media exclusion and the constitutionalising role of national courts

Edoardo Celeste

2021

This article discusses the phenomenon of social media exclusion and its implication on fundamental human rights by examining recent case law from…

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Dissertations

Navigating Criminal Liability of Crypto Exchange Platforms: The Role of Blockchain Analytics in Ensuring Compliance

Manuel Santos Mailland

2025

Today, cryptoassets are disrupting the financial and banking world, as well as many other aspects of society, especially crimes. Their inherent characteristics…

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A Comparative Study of Copyright Protection for AI Generated Works in the US, UK, and EU: Exploring the Next Frontier of Copyright Law

Natalia Uribe

2024

The arrival of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many industries, showcasing the unparalleled power of computer applications, ranging from smart vacuum cleaners…

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Algorithmic Creditworthiness: A Legal Dissection

Joseph Boyer

2024

Algorithmic lending has transformed the way finance works today, through an efficiency and risk assessment, enhanced by artificial intelligence through the use…

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