International Economic Law in the Era of Datafication
This book addresses the challenges of datafication through the lens of international economic law. We are undergoing a wave of datafication practices. If such practices simply continue to evolve without being examined and repaired along the existing path of development, the same issues will continue to accumulate and will more than likely be amplified. The unprecedented economic and social influence of big tech has served as the catalyst for the concept of “digital sovereignty,” which is rooted in the need to safeguard regulatory autonomy in a datafied world. The current wave of data-driven innovations has placed the policy debates on digital trade and data governance into an even more challenging context. The book’s chapters are connected by the many facets of “data” and systematically explain how international economic law can reduce the perils of datafication instead of increasing them. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
Shin-yi Peng is Distinguished Professor of Law at National Tsing Hua University. Professor Peng is a member of the Indicative List of Panelists for resolving WTO disputes. She has served as vice president of the Society of International Economic Law. In Taiwan, she is a former commissioner of the National Communications Commission, and the recipient of the Outstanding Research Awards from the National Science and Technology Council.
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