Digital Constitutionalism

Prof. Dr. Indra Spiecker gen. Döhmann LL.M.; Prof. Dr. Laura Schertel Mendes; Dr. Ricardo R. Campos LL.M.

doi:10.5771/9783748938644

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Almost anything within constitutions, in particular the fundamental and human rights, are is in one or more aspects genuinely affected by the functionalities and effects of digitalization. Established legal understandings and hidden prerequisites on which constitutions are typically built are challenged. The authors analyse different methodological, substantial and comparative legal questions with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence.With contributions byProf. Dr. iur. Marion Albers | Prof. Dr. João Bachur | Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Brandão | Dr. Ricardo Campos, LL.M. | Prof. Dr. Edoardo Celeste | Prof. Dr. Victor Oliveira Fernandes | Dr. Giulia Gentile, LL.M. | Dr. Clara Iglesias Keller | Dr. Beatriz Kira | Prof. Dr. Alessandro Mantelero | Prof. Dr. Claudia Lima Marques | Prof. Dr. Gilmar Mendes | Prof. Dr. Laura Schertel Mendes | Prof. Dr. Fabiano Menke | Prof. Dr. Vagelis Papakonstantinou | Prof. Dr. Jane Reis Gonçalves Pereira | Prof. Dr. Alexander Peukert | Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Bezerra Sales Sarlet | Prof. Dr. Ingo Sarlet | Prof. Dr. Indra Spiecker gen. Döhmann, LL.M.

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Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-0541-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-3864-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Frankfurter Studien zum Datenschutz
Volume: 79
Language: English
Pages: 386
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 8 Download chapter (PDF)
IntroductionPages 9 - 12 Download chapter (PDF)
1. Edoardo Celeste Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. 1. 1. 1. Beyond the State
      2. 2. Beyond the law
    2. 1. 1. Widening
      2. 2. Deepening
  3. 1. I. Substantive categorisation
    2. II. Theoretical categorisation
    3. III. Normative categorisation
  4. 1. I. Conceptual argument
    2. II. Cynical argument
    3. III. Traditional argument
  5. 1. I. Pluralism, ideological orientation and normative counteractions
    2. II. Constitutionalism as a lens
    3. III. New battlefield for old enemies
2. Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Victor Oliveira Fernandes Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. The neglected role of judicial review in Digital constitutionalism early scholarship
  3. 1. I. Approaching data protection as a novel fundamental right under Brazilian Constitution
    2. II. Articulating constitutional data protection duties upon governmental entities
  4. D. Final remarks
3. Gabrielle Bezerra Sales Sarlet, Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introductory notes
  2. B. The Brazilian context - implementing 5G in a scenario of digital division and hyperconnection
  3. C. Challenges to the Democratic Rule of Law - A look at the global environment and the Brazilian scenario regarding digital transformations and techno-authoritarianism
  4. D. Final remarks
4. João Paulo Bachur Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Vanishing Normativity? Challenges for Legal Theory in the Digital Society
  2. B. The Problem of Legal Normativity
  3. C. The Spectrum of Normativity and the Matrix of Rules
  4. D. Implicit Normativity and the Building of Expectations
  5. E. Concluding Remarks
5. Ricardo Campos Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. Theoretical and practical shortcomings of digital constitutionalism
  3. 1. I. Regulated self-regulation as a mean of knowledge generation
    2. II. Self-Regulation under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
    3. III. Self-Regulation in the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD)
  4. 1. I. Initial Considerations
    2. II. The European Experience
    3. III. The Brazilian Experience
  5. E. Final Considerations
1. Marion Albers Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. Reframing Data Protection Interests in Digital Constitutionalism
  3. 1. 1. 1. Traditional patterns of thought
      2. 2. Approaches and developments in case law
      3. 3. Achievements and weaknesses of privacy as protected interest
    2. 1. 1. Approaches and developments in case law
      2. 2. Achievements and limitations of informational self-determination as protected interest
    3. 1. 1. Approaches and developments in case law
      2. 2. Achievements and challenges of the right to the protection of personal data as protected interest
  4. 1. 1. 1. What is data?
      2. 2. What is personal data?
      3. 3. Understanding “personal data” within a network of basic elements
    2. 1. 1. Multi-layered, multi-dimensional and multifaceted guarantees and rights
      2. 2. Sophisticated doctrinal constructions and methodologies
      3. 3. Interplay between fundamental rights and statutory regulation
    3. 1. 1. Basic level: Rights to appropriate regulation
      2. 2. Second level: Data protection rights from specific fundamental rights
      3. 3. Cooperation of fundamental rights at different levels
  5. E. Conclusion and Outlook: Data Protection as an Integral Part of the EU Data and Digital Strategy
2. Giulia Gentile Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. The challenges of digital society and digital constitutionalism
  3. 1. Regulated and proceduralised
    2. Breadth
    3. Weight
    4. Enforcement framework
    5. Procedural legitimacy
  4. D. Critiquing EU data protection rules
  5. E. The crisis of data protection as a human rights crisis: a rejoinder
  6. 1. Protective
    2. Dialogue
    3. Universality
  7. G. Conclusion
3. Rodrigo Brandão Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Privacy protection in the 1988 Constitution: frustrated optimism
  2. B. The beginning of the recognition in legal doctrine of the fundamental right to personal data protection
  3. C. New perspectives in the jurisprudence of the Supreme Federal Court
  4. D. The Material and Formal Foundations of the Fundamental Right to Data Protection
1. Alexander Peukert Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. The Short History of Disinformation Regulation
  2. B. The Concept of Disinformation
  3. C. The Purpose of Anti-disinformation Measures
  4. 1. I. Risk-based Approach, Proportionality and Precautionary Principle
    2. 1. 1. Micro Level: Private Rules of Online Services
      2. 2. Meso Level: Self-commitments per Disinformation Code
      3. 3. Macro level: DSA Obligations for VLOPs and VLOSEs
  5. E. Unresolved Issues
2. Claudia Lima Marques Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. 1. I. Choice architecture on online consumption and Dark Patterns: impacts on consumer vulnerability
    2. II. New Relational and Data driven consumer vulnerabilities
  3. 1. I. The need to reinforce the constitutional roots of consumer protection at the digital society: a call for more digital fundamental rights and source dialogue
    2. II. Symbiotic products and services, Artificial intelligence, and the new digital consumer expectations: The crisis of consumer law effectiveness and the need of new safeguards
  4. D. Final Observations
3. Fabiano Menke Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. Marco Civil da Internet - context of its approval and overview of its content
  3. C. Marco Civil da Internet and the case brought to the Constitutional Court
  4. D. Final Remarks
4. Clara Iglesias Keller, Jane Reis G. Pereira Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. Digital constitutionalism: a critical approach
  3. 1. I. The Meta Oversight Board
    2. II. The European Digital Services Act (DSA)
  4. D. Final remarks
5. Alessandro Mantelero Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. The AI Act: two reasons for a compromise solution
  3. C. The solutions left behind: an ethical and socially conscious approach, a principles-based model focused on human rights
  4. 1. I. The principles set out in the ethical charters
    2. II. Principles identified by the Council of Europe
    3. III. The principles set out by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    4. IV. A late addition: the European Parliament’s general principles applicable to all AI systems
  5. E. Towards a full implementation of the risk-based approach: the role of fundamental rights
  6. F. Conclusions
  7. G. Epilogue
6. Laura Schertel Mendes, Beatriz Kira Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. B. Drivers of policy diffusion and the Brussels effect
  3. C. Contextual background in the EU and Brazil
  4. 1. I. The foundations of the proposal: scope, definitions, and principles
    2. II. Granting rights to individuals and groups affected by AI systems
    3. III. Levels of risks in AI systems: high-risk, excessive risks and general-purpose AI systems
    4. IV. Obligations
    5. V. Fostering innovation
  5. E. Conclusion
7. Vagelis Papakonstantinou Download chapter (PDF)
  1. A. Introduction
  2. 1. I. The state is, and always has been, an information platform for its citizens
    2. II. Individuals, individualisation and individualism
    3. III. Human rights, constitutions and constitutionalism
  3. 1. I. A world without states
    2. II. A world without individuals
    3. III. A world without finite information
  4. D. A concluding proposal: a new programme for digital constitutionalism, the acknowledgement of platform rights
List of AuthorsPages 383 - 386 Download chapter (PDF)