Judicial Protection of Fundamental Rights on the Internet : A Road Towards Digital Constitutionalism? (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Table of Cases Introduction 1. Technology and Judges across the Atlantic I. The Amplification of Judicial Momentum II. Metaphors, Judicial Frames and Cyberspace III. Jurisdictions, Territory and Cyberspace IV. Freedom of Expression, Privacy and Data Protection across the Atlantic V. Conclusions 2. Judges and Freedom of Expression from Atoms to Bits across the Atlantic I. Freedom of Expression in Action II. The US Judicial Landscape of Freedom of Expression III. The European Judicial Landscape of Freedom of Expression IV. Concluding Remarks: Transatlantic Frames Compared and the Need for Care when Handling Metaphors 3. Judges, Privacy and Data Protection from Atoms to Bits across the Atlantic I. Privacy and Data Protection in Action II. Stagnation in the US and the European Metamorphosis III. The EU Judicial Enforcement of Digital Privacy: A new Frame? IV. The European Personal Data Fortress V. Conclusions 4. The Judicial Bridges of Privacy and Speech in the Information Society I. Judicial Momentum at the Intersection II. The Drawbridge of the European Fortress III. Judicial Protection of Speech and Data on a Global Scale IV. The Stagnation in the US V. Digital Sovereignty across the Atlantic and Beyond VI. Conclusion 5.The Courts and Private Powers in the World of Bits: Toward Digital Constitutionalism? I. The Rise and Amplification of Judicial Activism II. The Courts and Private Power in the Digital Era III. Digital Constitutionalism in Action: Which Remedies can be Invoked against the Emergence of Digital Private Powers? IV. Conclusions Bibliography Index