[JMCE at Keio/Japan] Special Lecture #20 (22/11/2018) > Special Lectures

Title

The Internet and the Global Reach of EU Law

Speaker

Prof. Christopher KUNER, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dates

22 November 2018

Venue

Conference Room, 4^th Floor, South bldg., Mita Campus, Keio University

Number of

Direct Participants

(researchers and students from your institution)

4

Number of

Indirect Participants

(other audiences like media or residents in your region)

15

Outlines

(up to 5 points)

-EU law has significant influence on the Internet and parties outside the EU’s territorial boundaries that use it and are affected by it.

-The Internet has enabled the EU to extend to third countries the application of its fundamental values, including the autonomy of EU law, the rule of law, and fundamental rights.

-An example of the global reach of EU data protection law can be seen in the recently concluded adequacy decision between the EU and Japan.

-The influence exercised by the EU carries responsibilities towards third countries, particularly those in the developing world.

-The Internet may also be influencing EU law, as is shown by the changing role of the Court of Justice.

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