Publications

The authors approach digital platform ecosystems as complex adaptive systems. They propose a systematic hierarchical framework for describing and understanding digital ecosystems, rooted in ecology and evolution.

This article examines the intersection of neuromarketing practices with the law of consent and consumer protection, with a particular focus on European private law and comparative perspectives from the UK, US and international frameworks.

The article characterizes Brazilian foreign policy during the first half of the current mandate of L.I. Lula da Silva, as well as foreign policy priorities and approaches of Brazilian diplomacy to international political crises of the present.

The report discusses how carbon farming and trading can provide a marked contribution to Kazakhstan’s socio-economic development while making it more resilient to climate change and supporting the country’s commitment to combat environmental degradation and climate change. It explores viable options for leveraging the potential of sustainable land management (SLM) to support Kazakhstan’s net-zero transition and land restoration.

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of legal framework of antitrust regulators in some jurisdictions during investigations against transaction digital platform owner called Amazon based on abuse of a dominant position on the relevant commodity markets, as well as the conclusion of anticompetitive agreements.

The article considers a new issue for the court practice of protection of the right to the account (account) of the Internet platform. The author notes a lack of awareness among citizens and organizations of the methods of protecting their rights and the need to increase access of all persons whose rights are violated to the various ways of protecting this right.

The article describes new approaches to the regulation of digital markets. Game theory, network science, and agent-based modelling are three promising approaches to inspire and inform the development of new tools for antitrust. Widely applied in ecology, they provide powerful methodologies to model and analyze natural ecosystems as complex adaptive systems.

The article presents the results of an exhaustive statistical examination of 83 dispute settlement reports in which the Appellate Body addressed one or more claims under Article 11 of the DSU. The analysis reveals that, perhaps contrary to received opinion, neither the average number of disputes in which one or more Article 11 were made nor the average number of allowed claims demonstrate pronounced growth while the bulk of the increase in the number of claims brought is attributable to a limited number of complex disputes.

This volume introduces the global value chain approach as a useful way to analyse competition law and applies it to the operations of food chains and the challenges of their regulation. The book offers a conceptual and theoretical framework for competition authorities, companies and academics, and fills a massive gap in the competition policy literature dealing with global value chains and food.

The article explores the concept of fake news as one of the phenomena of digital transformation in its legal and legal dimensions. The author examines the genesis of the phenomenon of fake news, the rapid transition from the use of this term in the political struggle to the legal consolidation and application, despite the rather vague criteria of what can be considered a fake.

The research paper critically reviews the draft proposal that would introduce patent linkage to Russia’s drug approval system. The authors conclude that the new initiative reveals its total incompatibility with the priorities of public policy in the field of intellectual property and health care that came to light thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This research paper examines so-called ‘killer acquisitions’ and other detrimental collaborations. Other forms of collaborations, such as strategic R&D alliances, can create similar effects as these forms of collaborative acquisitions. This research report examines similar forms of collaborations using the pharmaceutical industry as an example.