scholarly journals Transformation of Digital Legal Deposit in Terms of Legislation and Public Access

Knygotyra ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 136-153
Author(s):  
Georgi Alexandrov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
New Media ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Online Publishing ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Access Regulation ◽  
Electronic Content ◽  
National Libraries ◽  
Geographical Scope

[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] The age of digitization is marked by a huge quantity and variety of electronic content distributed on the Internet. Building national collections of deposited electronic publications is a challenge related to the preservation of the global cultural heritage. The purpose of the article is to examine the ongoing transformation of the digital legal deposit with a focus on the legislative and public access regulation. The geographical scope of the research covers the countries from the European Union in the time span of the last two decades. Three stages of digital legal deposit implementation are identified: legislative regulation, technological infrastructure and practical procedures. The article presents the adaptation of deposit laws to the new media environment marked by fast growing online publishing. The study identifies the features of controlled e-reading as the main access tool in the deposit institutions and classifies them into two types: restriction related and usability related. The major challenges to a further digital legal deposit development are specified as legislative, technological, financial, and social. Examples of public access regulation in several European national libraries are observed with emphasis on the most advanced practices. Based on the main findings, the article formulates the forecast for less restrictions and better cooperation within the European Union concerning the regulation of public access to digital deposit collections.

scholarly journals Grading AG Szpunar's Opinion in Case C-18/18 – A Caution against Worldwide Content Blocking as Default

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 389-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Svantesson
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Advocate General ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Geographical Scope ◽  
Personal Jurisdiction

On 4th of June 2019, Advocate General Szpunar delivered his Opinion in Case C-18/18 between Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek (an Austrian politician) and Facebook Ireland Limited. The politician had sought to have certain current and future content – argued to be defamatory – blocked by Facebook with worldwide effect. This is arguably the most important Internet speech-related case currently before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and will doubtlessly influence court reasoning far beyond Europe.This Comment analyses AG Szpunar’s interesting, but problematic, Opinion with particular emphasis on his reasoning in relation to the question of scope of jurisdiction; that is, what is the appropriate geographical scope of orders in these circumstances, rendered by a court that has personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction.

ICTs, Public Access to Documents, and Transparency in the European Union

2014 ◽  
pp. 192-200
Author(s):  
Marios Papandreou
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Access To Documents

This chapter examines the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and transparency in the public sphere. The link between the two is rather easy to conceive: ICTs facilitate flow and management of information, which is crucial to achieve openness and accountability and advance public debate. In this chapter, the issue is examined in the context of the European Union (EU), from the point of view of public access to documents and the role of the European Ombudsman (EO). The author presents the applicable legislative framework and discusses the role of the EO in facilitating and promoting public access to documents, with emphasis on the EO's mandate, the procedure followed, and its possible outcomes. The last part of the chapter examines the decision of the EO on a recent case concerning public access to documents of interest to a wide public, whereby it is illustrated that ICTs, by facilitating access to documents and information, advance openness, transparency, good governance, and accountability.

scholarly journals Prediction and risk evaluation of chalk cliff collapse: the PROTECT project

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Stig A. Schack Pedersen ◽  
Ingelise Møller
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Risk Evaluation ◽  
Short Description ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Rock Falls ◽  
Security Regulations ◽  
Practical Implications

A major cliff collapse took place at Store Stejlebjerg in the southern part of Møns Klint on 5 July 2003 (Fig. 1). This cliff collapse was one in a number of rock falls that has affected Møns Klint with a frequency of about one per five years. Geological investigations of the rock fall at Store Stejlebjerg were carried out by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) after the Danish Forest and Nature Agency had asked for advice and help concerning security regulations for public access to the site. GEUS was prepared for this type of investigation due to the Survey’s engagement in the European Union project PROTECT, which aims at prediction of chalk cliff collapses. In this project a number of sites in northern Europe have been selected for detailed investigation, among which two are situated at Møns Klint, southeast Denmark (Fig. 1). This report provides a short description of the 2003 cliff collapse at Møns Klint and a brief description of the PROTECT project and its practical implications for cliff collapse evaluation.

scholarly journals Mapping the Future Cultural Policy of the European Union:

1970 ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Bjarki Valtysson
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
New Media ◽  
Cultural Politics ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Future

The Intersection of Digital Communication, New Media and Progressive Cultural Politics.Hvordan kan EU’s kulturpolitik komme til at se ud når EU for alvor begynder at tage hensyn til den ny kulturelle situation med ny medier og digitale kulturer? Det er hovedspørgsmålet i mit ph.d.-projekt med arbejdstitlen Mapping the Future Cultural Policy of the European Union: The Intersection of Digital Communication, New Media and Progressive Cultural Politics. For at give et svar vil jeg forsøge at bruge en udvidet udgave af kritisk teori til at konstruere en model der er kompleks nok til at indfange de voldsomme aktuelle forandringer i det kulturelle landskab, og modellens rolle er bl.a. at reagere på disse forandringer og foreslå løsninger på nogle af de problemer som kulturens digitalisering og visualisering har skabt. 

scholarly journals Comparison of the European Union Disease Surveillance Networks’ websites

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 13-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Lenglet ◽  
G Hernández Pezzi
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Case Definitions ◽  
Surveillance Networks ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Raw Data ◽  
Basic Set ◽  
Disease Case

Currently the surveillance of infectious disease in the European Union (EU) is supported by the Basic Surveillance Network (BSN) and other disease specific surveillance networks (DSNs). Each network has its own website. The objective of the current study was to describe the information presented with public access on each website from the perspective of its usefulness for the surveillance of an EU member state. The BSN and the DSNs cited in Decision 2003/542/CE were included. Each website was reviewed and assessed on the inclusion of characteristics from three broad categories: 1) general information, 2) procedures for data collection and 3) data presentation. Ten surveillance network websites were reviewed during the week of 5 December 2005. At least 80% of the 10 networks included a list of participating countries, the contact addresses for the coordinator of the network and the participating country gatekeepers and the network’s objectives. Only one network specified the source and coverage of the data of each country on its website, and seven presented the disease case definition. Raw data were shown on eight websites and only two networks included presentation of elaborated data for the whole of the EU. Four networks included no reports on their websites. The periodicity of presentation for both raw data and elaborated data varied greatly between networks. The publicly available information on the 10 network websites studied was not homogeneous. We recommend that all networks present a basic set of characteristics on their websites, including case definitions, procedures used for data collection and periodic reports covering elaborated data for the entire EU.

Introduction: The Supreme Court’s Place in UK Politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Chris Hanretty
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Influences ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Uk Supreme Court ◽  
The Uk

This chapter introduces readers to the UK Supreme Court by describing two cases heard by the court: one case that almost no readers will have heard of, and that involved public access to land; and one case that was hugely controversial and that profoundly affected the process of the UK’s exit from the European Union. After describing the structure and operation of the court, the chapter steps back in time to explore the reasons for the court’s creation, and makes a case for the importance of understanding the court’s political role—and, as a consequence, for modeling the judges’ behaviors in ways that allow for subtle political influences alongside more consequential legal and organizational factors.

scholarly journals The Revision of Regulation 1049/2001: Public Access Deadlocked for a Decade

MaRBLe ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Aktas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Negative Response ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Revision Process ◽  
Ultimate Objective ◽  
The Right ◽  
Access To Documents ◽  
Shed Light

Regulation 1049/2001 on access to Commission, European Parliament and Council documents was due to be revised a decade ago. The revision process started with a proposal by the Commission in 2008. However, the negative response of the European Parliament signalled what came to be deadlocked process. This chapter aims to unearth the reasons underlying this deadlock by comparing the proposal of the Commission and the resolution adopted by the European Parliament in response to it. The resulting differences in both institutions’ positions are going to be used to clarify their underlying motives for rejecting each other’s proposals. The ultimate objective of this chapter is thus to shed light on the Commission and the European Parliament’s attitudes towards transparency and the right to public access to documents within the European Union.

scholarly journals Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Jussi S. Jauhiainen ◽  
Miriam Tedeschi
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Undocumented Migrants ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Undocumented Migrant ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
International Policies ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Geographical Scope

AbstractUndocumented Migrants and their Everyday Lives: The Case of Finland discusses the processes and practices through which migrants become undocumented; what their everyday lives consist of; which local, national, and international policies and practices affect them; and how they deal with them. In addition, the book reflects on how research on undocumented migrants can best be conducted using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and reflects on research ethics and methodologies. The empirical focus of the book is Finland and, more broadly, the European Union (EU), but the themes connect to a broader geographical scope.The topic of irregular migration and undocumented migrants is becoming increasingly important in Europe. The book asks who these undocumented migrants are; what their everyday lives are like, what key issues concern them; and how the society regards them—particularly in Finland. Among the key themes addressed are the asylum processes and their failures; the housing, employment, and social networks of undocumented migrants; their migration journeys to, within, and beyond Finland; their healthcare; and their uses of the internet and social media. This introductory chapter outlines the book, describes the Finnish context, and reviews the literature concerning the emergence of the undocumented migrant phenomenon.

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