Legal Consistency of Technology Regulation in Europe

Inge Graef is Associate Professor of Competition Law at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Bart van der Sloot is Associate Professor at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, Tilburg University, the Netherlands.

• Part One: Setting the Stage1. Introduction, Inge Graef (Tilburg University, the Netherlands) and Bart van der Sloot (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)Part Two: Legal Consistency Between the EU and CoE Frameworks2. Data-Driven Inequality and Discrimination: Challenges and Opportunities for Regulating AI-Systems in the CoE and EU, Laurens Naudts (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Ana Maria Corrêa (KU Leuven, Belgium)3. Faced with the Non-Harmonisation of Data Protection Law, the Two European Courts Carve out a Shared Path, Bart van der Sloot (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)Part Three: Legal Consistency Between the Various EU Frameworks4. Regulatory Siblings: The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive Roots of the AI Act, Catalina Goanta (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)5. Open Public Data Policies and Data Protection Law: Foes or Allies? Maria Lillà Montagnani (Bocconi University, Italy) and Laura Zoboli (University of Brescia, Italy)6. Regulation of Machine-generated Data between Control and Access, Andreas Wiebe (University of Göttingen, Germany)Part Four: Legal Consistency Between EU and Member State Law7. The Implementation of the GDPR in Member States’ Law and Issues of Coherence and Consistency, Mark D Cole (University of Luxembourg) and Christina Etteldorf (Institute of European Media Law, Germany)8. Regulating Digital Platforms: Streamlining the Interaction between the Digital Markets Act and National Competition Regimes, Inge Graef (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)9. With a Little Help from My Friends: Harmony and Dissonance in Europe’s Many Patent Laws, Léon Dijkman (Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands)Part Five: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives10. Conclusion, Inge Graef (Tilburg University, the Netherlands) and Bart van der Sloot (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)

The Legal Consistency of Technology Regulation in Europe is a scholarly work of the first order … It is essential reading for academics, policymakers, legal practitioners and students who must navigate this increasingly complex and contested legal terrain. Ultimately, the book serves as a sophisticated piece of legal cartography, offering a much-needed map for navigating Europe’s complex digital continent.