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Free movement of data in the European Union: opportunity or big challenge in a use of artificial intelligence?
Get PDFThis article analyses the current situation in the European Union related to the free movement of data, relationship between personal data, non – personal data and their use in artificial intelligence technology. Despite the European Union’s efforts to facilitate the free movement of data, some relevant obstacles are currently being observed. Artificial intelligence technology faces difficulties in using data. Despite the fact that large amounts of data are now increasingly accessible to such technology, its ability to de-anonymize data poses risks of turning simple data into personal data and making its use a challenge for artificial intelligence developers. The issues raised are sensitive and some regulatory changes should be made in the near future in order for the European Union to remain a leader in emerging technologies
Brexit: lessons learned, status quo and way ahead
Get PDFOn 23 June 2016 almost 17.5 million citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. The UK government invoked the relevant Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union on 29 March 2017. As authors of the said provision have admitted, it was never to be used (Fabbrini, 2017). And yet here we all are/were (depending on when you are reading it), anno domini 2020, witnessing an unprecedented event of a sovereign state “taking back control” i.e. leaving in great pain the most powerful economic and political union of sovereign states ever established, taking advantage of the procedure that had initially not only been de iure impossible, but also seemed inconceivable in and of itself.According to Theresa May, “Brexit means Brexit”. Little help did that tautological definition bring anyone. And yet, after Brexit came, the transition period started. Written in the middle of the said transition period, the purpose of this paper is to briefly treat on Brexit in general and the near-term future related thereto. In addition, also considering the timing of this paper, i.e. May / June 2020, a particular regard will be paid to the more distant future ahead of us – certain matters pertaining to international commercial dispute resolution after Brexit.Considering the overall uncertainty surrounding Brexit that we find ourselves in, the relevance of the topic discussed in the paper is unquestionable. In addition, relevance-wise, one could consider whether the process we are all witnessing could result in encouraging or, rather, discouraging any similar future initiatives. In this context, a broader perspective will be utilised to come to certain indicative conclusions as to whether Brexit can result in good know-how practices learned for future similar initiatives, or rather serve as an example for “never again”
Sustainability: extending the virtue of personal data legislation to goods and products
Get PDFThis contribution addresses the notion of sustainability and its modalities as an element of public order enabling the European Union to regain its technological sovereignty through the emergence of a possible new environmental measure. Constraining the manufacturers, this measure is compliant with the free markets requirements. Only the intellectual property rights may constitute a real obstacle to its application
Protection of minority shareholders’ rights in group of companies: Lithuania and EU company law perspectives
Get PDFJust as in the entire European Union, in Lithuania company groups are an integral part of the modern business world. It is the companies that are part of company groups are leading both in Lithuania and in the European Union in terms of a number of economic indicators: revenues, number of employees, amounts of taxes paid and other contributions. Despite being an integral part of modern business, regulation of company groups has not yet attracted sufficient attention both at the European Union or the national level. Such absence of a consistent regulation may lead to or cause, inter alia, infringements of rights of minority shareholders. Accordingly, the purpose of the present article is to assess whether the effective Lithuanian or European Union regulation is sufficient to protect minority shareholders’ rights in group of companies
Caught in the grey area between European Economic Community and European Federation?
Get PDFDuring the last decade of the EU history there has been an unprecedented increase of illiberal tendencies among certain EU Members – most notably Poland and Hungary, which in turn lead to violation of the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU. The present paper is brief attempt to determine whether the EU has any legal powers to confront rogue EU Members, which violate the rule of law and what these powers are
The EU legislation on the supervision of activities of economic operators: substance of procedural rights and impact on Lithuanian law
Get PDFThis article discusses the EU legislation, regarding main procedural rights of economic operators applied in the supervision procedure of their activities and its impact on supervisory procedures in Lithuania, as well as the institute of supervision of activities of economic operators in Lithuania and regulation of main procedural rights granted to economic operators. By analysing the EU primary, secondary and Lithuanian (national) legislation, as well as the case law of European and Lithuanian judicial authorities, the insights into future challenges for both the EU and Lithuanian law are provided. It is being claimed that the EU is moving towards codification and strengthening of procedural rights, which inevitably influences Lithuanian legal system and the protection of individuals, inter alia legal persons
Žaidimo ribos: praktinės fenomenologijos tyrimai ir kitos šių dienų mados
Get PDFThis article, through a prism of reduction, focuses on the gaming of practical phenomenology (M. van Manen), logical atomism (L. Wittgenstein), rhizomatic movement (Deleuze) as well as anthropocene moods in the playground of the education science. It also considers the practical manisfestatation of these fashionable philosophical methodologies and possible perspectives in the modern-day education. The text of the article joins the ideas of different methodologies to a critical gaming.Straipsnyje per redukcijos prizmę žvelgiama į praktinės fenomenologijos (M. van Manen), loginio atomizmo (L. Wittgenstein), rizominio judėjimo (G. Deleuze) bei antropoceninių nuotaikų žaidimą edukologijos mokslo žaidimų aikštelėje. Taip pat svarstoma šių madingų filosofinių metodologijų praktinis pasireiškimas bei galimos perspektyvos šių dienų ugdymo moksle. Straipsnio tekstas sujungia skirtingų metodologijų idėjas į kritinį žaidimą
Lietuvos šeimų kūrimas abipus sienų: teorinės prieigos ir empirinė raiška
No full textThis edited collection opens the door to understanding the representations and experiences of Lithuanian migrant families. The authors aim to highlight the most recent theoretical frames through which to understand the personal lives, family practices of migrants, and the ways family relationships could be perceived as ‘troubled’. The authors test and extend these ideas about family life with a focus on gender and intergenerational issues in the context of Lithuanian families across borders.Kolektyvinėje rinktinėje aptariami Lietuvos migracijos šeimų pateikimo ir patirčių analizės būdai. Rinktinės autoriai pasitelkia naujausias teorines perspektyvas, leidžiančias nagrinėti asmeninius gyvenimus, šeimines praktikas ir jų „suprobleminimo“ atvejus. Tyrinėdami Lietuvos šeimų gyvenimą abipus sienų autoriai taiko ir plėtoja šias teorines idėjas apie šeiminį gyvenimą, lyčių santykius ir kartų ryšių raišką
Migracijos šeimų „įprobleminimas“: šeimos ir migracijos reprezentacijos oficialiuose Lietuvos politikos dokumentuose
No full textThis chapter set up to examine the language of ‘family’ in key policy documents regulating family life in Lithuania. Drawing on theoretical ideas of Ribbens McCarthy the authors look into the ways of framing of family life, identify scripts of ‘normal’ family, and analyse how these, in turn, sought to portray migrant families as ‘troubling’. The research presented here was carried out in January-May 2018 and formed a sub-study of the project ‘Global Migration and Lithuanian Family: Family practices, circulation of care and return strategies’ (2017–2019) funded by the Lithuanian Research Council. Analysis of the strategic policy documents regulating family life in Lithuania in the period from 1995 to 2018 has revealed that the imagined orders of family life evolve over time, which explains the changes in the language used to describe family lives. The authors have identified the ways of portraying Lithuanian ‘family’ as ‘normal’, ‘harmonious’, and ‘sovereign’, and examined how legislators ‘troubled’ migrant families or – in a long run – depicted them as ‘sovereign, but silenced’ and as ‘important, but mysterious’.This chapter set up to examine the language of ‘family’ in key policy documents regulating family life in Lithuania. Drawing on theoretical ideas of Ribbens McCarthy the authors look into the ways of framing of family life, identify scripts of ‘normal’ family, and analyse how these, in turn, sought to portray migrant families as ‘troubling’. The research presented here was carried out in January-May 2018 and formed a sub-study of the project ‘Global Migration and Lithuanian Family: Family practices, circulation of care and return strategies’ (2017–2019) funded by the Lithuanian Research Council. Analysis of the strategic policy documents regulating family life in Lithuania in the period from 1995 to 2018 has revealed that the imagined orders of family life evolve over time, which explains the changes in the language used to describe family lives. The authors have identified the ways of portraying Lithuanian ‘family’ as ‘normal’, ‘harmonious’, and ‘sovereign’, and examined how legislators ‘troubled’ migrant families or – in a long run – depicted them as ‘sovereign, but silenced’ and as ‘important, but mysterious’