International Economic Law in the Era of Datafication
International Economic Law in the Era of Datafication
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USDThis 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 – whose chapters are connected by the many facets of 'data' - systematically explains how international economic law can reduce the perils of datafication instead of enhancing 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.
- Conducts an in-depth investigation and provides novel observations to address the challenges of datafication through the lens of international economic law
- Features a systematic approach to address major problems at different phases of datafication
- Offers an interdisciplinary viewpoint and fills a gap by bringing international economic law and technology regulation together
- This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details
Reviews & endorsements
‘This timely book takes readers to all the nooks and crannies of one of the most complex and yet transformative frontiers in contemporary trade governance. A must read for anyone seeking answers on where the evolving digital trade rule-book is headed and the forces shaping this global journey. A genuine tour de force!’ Pierre Sauvé, World Bank
‘International Trade Law cannot be adequately understood anymore without comprehending datafication. Shin-yi Peng wrote a master piece on the dynamic interplay between datafication and international trade treaties, covering inter alia national security, data protection, competition policy, and privacy and free speech, analyzing both, pitfalls and promises. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of international trade.’ Anne van Aaken, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Law and Economics, Legal Theory, Public International Law and European Law, University of Hamburg
‘This book provides a magisterial analysis of datafication. An expert on trade in services, Peng explains how increasing digital inclusion may paradoxically expose people to both the benefits and the costs of increasing datafication. She offers an optimistic account of how international economic law can be reformed to better promote data-related policy objectives ranging from national security to culture.’ Tania Voon, Professor and Director of International Economic Law Studies, University of Melbourne Law Schoo
‘… a highly thoughtful and clever examination of the interplay between datafication/platformization of human lives and international economic law. … Peng’s monograph stands out as a striking and fine contribution.’ Neha Mishra, International Journal of Law and Information Technology
‘Peng's book is an excellent contribution to trade law scholarship and its new strand of digital trade law. … it has given us plenty of food for thought that is accessible for trade lawyers and will make digital trade experts particularly happy.’ Mira Burri, World Trade Review
‘… an excellent book that will be invaluable for academics, practitioners and policymakers alike. By focusing on a multi-faceted ongoing and evolving phenomenon (datafication) with myriad implications for IEL governance rather than on particular negotiations that may detour in direction or even fail, Professor Peng’s masterwork will remain relevant and useful regardless of the nature of further evolutions in digital trade governance.’ Meredith Kolsky Lewis, Journal of World Investment & Trade
Product details
April 2024Hardback
9781009354981
282 pages
235 × 158 × 20 mm
0.56kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Enabling Datafication
- Broadband Infrastructure:
- 1. Data network as enabler: digital inclusion and trade policy
- 2. Data network as critical infrastructure: national security and the digital economy
- Part II. Driving Datafication
- Digital Platform:
- 3. Data-driven platform as service: classification, market access, and digital sovereignty
- 4. Data as speech and expression: trade aspects of media content regulation
- 5. Data as capital and algorithmic input: competition, transparency, and trade rules
- Part III. Datafication And Data Flows:
- 6. Data flows as digital trade: privacy and cybersecurity governance in a datafied world
- Conclusion
- References
- Index.
