Category: Human Rights
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Back to The Future: Reflecting on the UN Global Digital Compact
It is the end of September, and world leaders have gathered in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The General Debate brings speeches from democratic and autocratic leaders alike. For a few days, each promises to work tirelessly for peace and prosperity at home and around the world… This makes UNGA…
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‘UN Cybercrime Convention’—is there anything to worry about?
At face value, reading the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (UNCC or Hanoi Convention) may appear to be an international legal instrument of the highest importance in the digital era and to reflect a noble intent to spark global cooperation in combating cybercrime through the power of law. But in life, and in law, prima…
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The Vatican’s Take on the Digital (R)evolution & AI
Amidst the fourth industrial revolution that accelerated during the papacy of Francis and continues during the reign of Leo XIV, the Vatican has become a driving force in the international law framework development on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. The history of humanity teaches us that sometimes when you go into battle, and our…
