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This contribution focuses on the impact of surveillance on the rule of law, due process and the presumption of innocence, key values and principles of a democratic order. It illustrates how they are implemented and enforced in contemporary surveillance societies, while referring to European law and case law.

Surveillance technologies and practices are widely used by police and security forces today. They represent the cornerstone of modern investigative methodologies and techniques and their added value is associated with effectiveness and smartness. Although the way surveillance technologies and practices operate is pretty known, their manifold and subtle effects on human rights are mostly unknown and obscure. This is particularly the case when ...

In November 2017, after receiving multiple complaints of sexual harassment, the Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization (VRT) terminated its collaboration with one of Flanders' most popular TV personalities, Bart De Pauw. What followed was an explosion of opinions from both well-known and ordinary persons. The focus of this article is on the latter: Facebook users commenting on newspaper articles. To gather information about their ...

Grand Chamber judgment on freedom of expression, privacy and presumption of innocence

On court reporting, the right of privacy and the presumption of innocence