Elisa Spiller

University of Padova | UNIPD · Department of Public, International and Community Law

A smart city is more than its mere technological components. From a legal standpoint, smartness means a civic-enabling regulatory environment, access to technological resources, and openness to the political decision-making process. No doubt, the core asset of this socio-technical revolution is the data generated within the urban contest. However,...

Nel dicembre 2016 la Corte di Giustizia dell’Unione Europea si è pronunciata sul ricorso Tele2 Sverige, l’ultimo atto di lunga querelle in tema di data retention. Tale decisione ha chiarito la portata della precedente sentenza Digital Rights Ireland all’interno degli ordinamenti nazionali, circoscrivendo il ricorso alla conservazione dei dati di tr...

In the last two decades genetic research achieved very significant results. In 2015, only few years since the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists launched new experimental studies to genetically modify the DNA sequence of human embryos. These scientific advances have raised several ethical concerns, promoting issues that involve both...