This book addresses the rule of law in connection with technology and environment. The rule of law represents the heart of constitutionalism. Public power can only be legitimately exercised if it is based on and complies with the law. The Constitution and its fundamental values are the ultimate sources of orientation for the rule of law. Domestic rule of law is complemented by its external dimension, the duty to respect international law and, for EU member states, supranational law.
For the World Jurist Association, the realization of the rule of law has been the central concern since its founding more than 60 years ago. Its biennial world congresses, which bring together leading figures from politics, the judiciary and academia under the presidency of Javier Cremades, focus on the universal importance of the rule of law, which experts from numerous countries discuss on the basis of current problem areas.
At the 2023 World Law Congress in New York central topics were technology as well as climate protection, environment and energy.
.- Part I Rule of Law and Technology.- Guarantees of the rule of law in
Romania in the digital age, cybersecurity and the processing of personal
data.- Artificial intelligence a threat to the rule of law? The role of
constitutional courts in shaping emerging technologies.- Rule of law,
constitutional jurisdiction, and technology in Peru.- Administration and
Access to Justice through Technology: The Experience of the Constitutional
Court of Kosovo.- Enhancing transparency of the constitutional courts The
role of the new technologies.- The Impact of the Digital Age on Fundamental
Rights.- Risks of Biotechnology and the Rule of Law.- Fake News and Control
Over Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age.- Freedom of expression in digital
platforms - How the Albanian high courts assess the necessity in a democratic
society?.- Language Discrimination and Constitutional Safeguards.- EU
Guideline on AI Trustworthy and not intuitive application of the principle
of Fairness.- Part II Rule of Law and Climate Environment
Energy.- Sustainability from a leadership perspective.- Are Polish Courts
Tough Enough for the Protection of Human Rights Related to Climate Changes?.-
Ombudsman for future generations in the Polish law de lege ferenda proposal
for environmental and climate protection.- Climate change and the rights of
future generations: the contribution of courts.- Constitutional protection
for future generations. The French perspective.- Transboundary Ambitions:
Exploring the Theory of Extraterritoriality in EU Climate Law and Policy in
Southeast Europe.- The Green Deal and the European Climate Laws, especially
CBAM.- The Green Deal of the EU in the Light of the Agricultural Sector.-
Climate change adaptation Adjusting to the climate change, and preventing an
economic and social crisis The Greek paradigm particularly in the context of
investment legislation.
Rainer Arnold, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Javier Cremades, Cremades and Calvo-Sotelo Abogados, Madrid, Spain
