The EU Internal Market in the Next Decade – Quo Vadis? / / edited by Ivan Sammut, Ivan Mifsud

• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2025; ©2025
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 pages)
• Disciplina: 343.2408
• Soggetto topico: Artificial intelligence - Law and legislation - European Union countries; Legal certainty - European Union countries; Trade regulation - European Union countries
• Persona (resp. second.): MifsudIvan; SammutIvan
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Need for a New Horizontal Strategy for the Single Market -- 2 Investing in the Fair Green and Digital Transitions -- 3 Delivering on Cross-Border Services and Fostering High-Quality Jobs -- Part 1: Citizens' Rights -- 1 SOLVIT - The Entity Without a Face -- 1 Introduction -- 2 SOLVIT's History, Evolution, Activities and Achievements -- 3 The European Ombudsman's History, Evolution, Activities and Achievements -- 4 Comparisons between SOLVIT and the European Ombudsman -- 5 Querying the Need for an IMO -- 6 Closing Observations -- Bibliography -- Books -- Articles -- Websites -- 2 The European Ombudsman and the Internal Market: Where is the Connection? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The European Ombudsman -- 2.1 General Introduction -- 2.2 The Importance of Keeping the European Commission on Its Toes -- 2.3 The European Code of Good Administrative Behaviour -- 2.4 The European Ombudsman's Complementary Role to the Courts -- 3 Concluding Observations -- Bibliography -- Books -- Journals -- Online Articles -- Websites -- 3 Lost in Translation - Legal Certainty in the EU's Internal Market -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lost in Translation - Legal Translation in the EU's Multi-cultural Environment -- 3 Legal Certainty - Form and Substance -- 4 Harmonisation and Legal Translation at the CJEU -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4 The Transformation of European Private Law - Harmonisation, Consolidation, Codification or Chaos? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The De-nationalisation of Private Law and the Internal Market -- 3 The Green Paper on Policy Options for Progress Towards a European Contract Law for Consumers and Businesses COM (2010) 348 Final. ; 4 Quo Vadis? - The Proposal of a Regulation on a Common European Sales Law (CESL) COM (2011) 635 Final -- 5 Conclusion -- Part 2: Digital Rights -- 5 Regulating Automated Decision-Making in the European Union: Article 22 GDPR -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problematics of Artificial Intelligence -- 3 Rationale for Article 22 GDPR -- 4 Article 22: Overview -- 5 Scope -- 5.1 'A Decision' -- 5.2 'Based Solely on Automated Processing, Including Profiling' -- 5.3 Producing 'Legal Effects' or 'Similarly Significant Effects' for the Interested Party -- 6 Right or Prohibition? -- 7 Exceptions to Article 22(1) -- 7.1 Contracts -- 7.2 Statutory Authority -- 7.3 Consent -- 7.4 Safeguards -- 8 A 'Right to an Explanation'? -- 9 Limitations of the 'Right to an Explanation' -- 10 Prohibitions of Decisions Based on "Special Categories of Personal Data" -- 11 Rights for Groups and Society -- 12 Impact Assessments -- 13 'By Design' Strategies -- 14 Accountability: Ex-ante Impact Assessments, Post-Factum Audits and Effective Remedies -- 15 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Official Publications -- List of Legislation -- 6 Regulating Artificial Intelligence in the European Union -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Regulate What? Defining 'AI systems' -- 3 Why Regulate? Threats to Fundamental Rights and Values -- 4 How to Regulate? A 'Risk-Based' Approach -- 4.1 Prohibited AI Practices -- 4.2 High-Risk AI Systems -- 4.3 Limited Risk AI Systems -- 4.4 Minimal Risk AI Systems -- 4.5 General-Purpose AI Models -- 5 Regulate Who? Providers v Deployers -- 6 Regulate How? (Requirements and Obligations) -- 6.1 Requirements and Obligations for High-Risk AI Systems -- 6.2 Specific Obligations of Providers of General-Purpose AI Models -- 6.3 Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment -- 7 Co-regulation, Standardisation and Certification -- 8 Governance and Enforcement -- 8.1 Specific Transparency Obligations. ; 8.2 Market Monitoring and Market Surveillance -- 9 Regulatory Sandboxes -- 10 Room for National Initiatives in the EU? -- 11 Conclusion: Regulatory Balance -- Bibliography -- Legislative Train -- Legislation -- Official Publications -- 7 Can AI Revolutionise How We Do Business: Fact or Fiction? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Contextualising the New EU AI Act -- 3 Why Was the Need to Regulate AI in the EU Felt? -- 4 EU AI Act: a Protection to Society and Companies as Well -- 5 The Brussels Effect - a Europe for the Digital Age -- 6 The Competition Policy of AI Technologies and AI Start-Ups -- 7 The Act's Implications for Companies -- 8 Companies, Company Employees and AI-Anxiety -- 9 How Does the New AI Act Impact Maltese Companies, if at All? -- 10 The Strategy and Vision of AI in Malta -- 11 Malta: Long-Term Vision -- 12 AI and Tax Collection in Malta -- 13 AI Technology and Future Trends -- 14 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 8 Boosting Digital Finance and the Digital Single Market? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The MiCA Regulation Uncovered: the Scope of the Application -- 3 The Offering of Title II Crypto-Assets (Assets Other than Asset-Referenced and E-money Tokens) -- 3.1 The Precise Scope of Application of Title II -- 3.2 Compliance Requirements for Those Issuing Title II Crypto-Assets -- 3.2.1 White Paper Drafting -- 3.2.2 Holder Rights and Liability -- 3.2.3 Title II Outlook -- 4 The Offer of Stablecoins -- 4.1 General Observations -- 4.2 Delineating the Scope of Title III and Title IV -- 4.3 Licensing and Authorisation -- 4.4 Composition, Management, and Custody of the Reserve of Assets -- 4.5 Title III and Title IV Outlook -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Books -- Articles -- Reports -- 9 Facing the Golem: Disruptive Technologies vs Democracy in the EU Digital Single Market -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Disruptive Technologies and the Digital Single Market. ; 3 Defining Fundamental Values in Primary EU Law in the Context Applicable to Disruptive Technologies -- 4 EU Secondary Law -- 4.1 Strategic Secondary Legislation on Disruptive Technologies Not Directly Mentioning Threats to EU Values and Democracy -- 4.2 Artificial Intelligence -- 4.3 Digital Platforms -- 4.4 Cybersecurity -- 5 A Technology That Complies with EU Fundamental Values as an Element of EU Strategic Autonomy -- 5.1 The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence -- 5.2 The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU Read Together with the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles -- 5.3 The Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment in the Artificial Intelligence Act -- 5.4 The EU Legal Framework and the Challenges That Disruptive Technologies Pose to EU Fundamental Values and Democracy -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Articles -- Reports -- Part 3: Substantive Matters -- 10 Efforts Towards Achieving Effective and Adequate Remedies -- 1 The Importance of Barrier-Less Public Procurement in the EU's Internal Market -- 2 The Remedies Directives -- 3 Overview of Council Directive 89/665 (Public Sector) -- 4 Overview of Directive 2007/66/EC of 11 December 2007 (Amending Directive) -- 5 Standstill Period -- 6 The Principle of 'Ineffectiveness' -- 7 Overview of Council Directive 92/13/EEC of 25 February 1992 (Utilities) -- 8 Is There Space for Enhanced Harmonisation of the Remedies Directives Concerning Damages and Review Bodies to Achieve Effective Remedies? -- 9 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Reports -- 11 Data Retention: an Internal Market or a Criminal Law Matter? -- 1 What Is Data Retention? -- 2 What Is Communications Data Retention? -- 3 What Is the Appropriate Legal Basis? -- 4 Why Does the Legal Basis Matter? -- 5 What to Do about the Resulting 'Competence Creep'? -- Bibliography. ; 12 The Legal Basis for European Contract Law and the Tools to Achieve the EU's Internal Market -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Legal Basis -- 3 The Tools to achieve European Contract Law -- 3.1 Cooperation -- 3.2 Approximation or Harmonisation -- 3.3 Uniformisation or Standardisation -- 3.4 Unification -- 4 Some Common Characteristics of the Tools -- 5 Codification/Consolidation -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 13 Internal Taxation in the EU's Internal Market: Is Article 110 TFEU All about Protectionism? -- 1 Introduction - the Objectives of Article 110 TFEU -- 2 The Context -- 3 The Nationality Hypothesis through the CJEU's cases -- 3.1 Danish Fruit v John Walker -- 3.2 Italian Sparkling Wines and Italian Marsala vs French Sweet Wines -- 3.3 Belgian Beer and Wine v British Beer and Wine -- 4 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 14 Not Guilty: Do Non-Conviction-Based Confiscations Go Too Far? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Non-Conviction-Based Confiscation -- 3 The Four Models of a Non-Conviction-Based Confiscation -- 4 The Protection of Citizens' Human Rights -- 5 Applicability with Article 1 of Protocol 1 -- 5.1 Lawfulness of the State Interference -- 5.2 Rule of Law and Arbitrariness -- 6 Legitimate Aim in the General Interest -- 7 Proportionality of a Confiscation Measure -- 8 Applicability with Article 6 -- 9 The Legal Classification of the Offence under National Law -- 10 The Essential Nature of the Offence -- 11 The Nature and Severity of the Consequences to Which the Respondent Is Subjected -- 12 The EU and International Organisations -- 13 Problems with Non-Conviction-Based Confiscations -- 14 Presumption of Innocence -- 15 Evidence Presented -- 16 Considerations on the above Analysis -- 17 Way Forward -- 18 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Laws -- Judgments -- Books -- Articles -- Websites -- 15 Creating Criminal Law Rules at the EU Level. ; 1 Introduction.
• Sommario/riassunto: This essential collection of essays delves into the European Union's Internal Market, offering a thorough analysis inspired by the Council of the European Union's pivotal 2024 conclusions. The book outlines a strategic roadmap for the market’s future development, making it a critical resource for academic libraries. In three parts, the volume examines (I) Citizens’ Rights, highlighting the impact of EU regulations on individuals, (II) the challenges and opportunities posed by digital rights and Artificial Intelligence, crucial for the market's progression over the next decade, and (III) substantive rights, providing insights into legislative and policy measures vital for the market’s evolution. Ideal for researchers, policymakers, and students, this book is an invaluable resource for understanding and influencing the future of the EU’s economic landscape.
• Titolo autorizzato: The EU Internal Market in the Next Decade – Quo Vadis
• ISBN: 9789004712119; 9004712119
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910984505503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2025.