Should Data Drive Private Law?

Bristol Research (University of Bristol)

Abstract

This special issue tackles the question of whether and how data shapes private law. The development of new technologies enables the collection and processing of both personal and non-personal data at an unprecedented scale. The implications of this phenomenon for private law are twofold. On the one hand, the use of data in interactions between individuals may require adjustments or reconceptualization of private law rules and principles. On the other hand, data might be also used by legislators to help create new private law rules as well as to develop consumer empowerment tools to balance their position when transacting with businesses.

Authors 5

1. Vanessa Mak Aachen

   Leiden University

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   Leiden University

2. Cătălina Goanță

   Utrecht University · Maastricht University

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   Maastricht University

3. Monika Leszczyńska

   Maastricht University

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   Maastricht University

4. Katarzyna Kryla-Cudna

   University of Bristol

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   University of Bristol

5. Christoph Busch

   Osnabrück University

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   Universität Osnabrück