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Digital Platform Governance and Human Rights Law
Digital platforms no longer act as passive intermediaries. Their rules, algorithms, advertising systems, and enforcement choices shape expression, privacy, equality, political participation, and access to information. This article analyses how Human Rights Law applies to platform power, state duties, corporate responsibility, due process, and the structural risks built into digital governance.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Artificial Intelligence Ethics in International Law
Artificial Intelligence Ethics is now a central phrase in debates about automated decision-making, biometric identification, predictive analytics, generative systems, and autonomous functions.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Cross-Border Data Flows in International Law
Cross-Border Data Flows are now a structural feature of economic life, public administration, and social interaction. Data moves across borders when businesses process payroll in foreign cloud environments, when banks clear international payments, when hospitals rely on remote data storage, when social media platforms route user content through distributed server networks, and when law-enforcement authorities seek electronic evidence held abroad.

Edmarverson A. Santos


International Law on the Use of Cyber Espionage
International law on the use of cyber espionage has become one of the most complex and contested fields within contemporary public international law. Cyber espionage is now a routine instrument of state practice, carried out on a continuous basis by states against allies, competitors, and neutral actors.

Edmarverson A. Santos


The Right to Connectivity under the ICCPR
The Right to Connectivity has emerged as one of the most consequential legal questions confronting contemporary public international law. Digital connectivity is no longer a peripheral social good linked merely to economic development or technological progress. It has become the primary channel through which individuals exercise freedom of expression, participate in public affairs, associate with others, assemble peacefully, and access information held by public authorities.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence
Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a critical concern for policymakers, scholars, and civil society alike.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Council of Europe Convention on Artificial Intelligence
Council of Europe Convention on Artificial Intelligence marks a pivotal legal milestone in the regulation of artificial intelligence within a human rights framework. Adopted in Vilnius on September 5, 2024, and codified as CETS No. 225, this binding international treaty is the first of its kind to establish clear obligations for the design, development, and use of AI systems. It seeks to ensure that AI does not undermine democracy, the rule of law, or fundamental freedoms. Th

Edmarverson A. Santos


The Evolution of International Law in Cyberspace
I. Introduction The Evolution of International Law in Cyberspace reflects a growing need to regulate global behavior in an increasingly digital world. As cyber operations escalate in frequency, scale, and geopolitical impact, states and institutions are under pressure to define legal boundaries that govern actions in this domain. The rise of state-sponsored cyber attacks, disinformation campaigns, and digital espionage has prompted international legal scholars, governments, a

Edmarverson A. Santos
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