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The Hard Law-Soft Law Nexus: Autonomous Vehicles as a Case Study
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The Hard Law-Soft Law Nexus: Autonomous Vehicles as a Case Study
The technology governance debate often focuses on the dichotomy of hard law versus soft law as competing models. Both hard law and soft law have their strengths and weaknesses. But framing soft law versus hard law as a dichotomous choice is often unrealistic—every technology will be governed by a mix…Automobilities, Cultures and the Question of Law
Book ReviewUnsettling Colonial Automobilities: Criminalisation and Contested Sovereignties. By Thalia Anthony, Juanita Sherwood, Harry Blagg, and Kieran Tranter. Leeds, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. 2023. Pp. xx, 195. $110.00. Introduction Unsettling Colonial Automobilities: Criminalisation and Contested Sovereignties is a compelling interdisciplinary and multileveled study that sits at the intersection…
Sustainable Mobility in International, European and National Law: A Perspective from Europe
This Article develops a European perspective on sustainable mobility, a concept still underexamined in legal scholarship, and argues that meeting today’s mobility needs while preserving ecological foundations for future generations will not occur without deliberate regulatory intervention. After clarifying the evolution of the core concepts of sustainability, mobility, and sustainable…
Neighborliness vs. Car Culture: Traffic Violence, Pedestrian Deaths in Philadelphia, and Vision Zero’s Concept of Equity
Vision Zero’s goal of traffic violence abolition and greater traffic safety for pedestrians and other non-driving users of the transportation system will require not only engineering fixes, but also empowered community engagement and participation.Smartphones on Wheels in Southeast Asia: A Crossroads for Data Governance
While the transformation of automobiles into data-generating “smartphones on wheels” has revolutionized mobility, it has also raised critical concerns over data privacy and sovereignty. Equipped with sensors and connected technologies, smart vehicles collect vast amounts of data, including personal information, driving patterns, and biometric identifiers. While auto-exporting jurisdictions…