The European Political Order and Internet Piracy: Accidental or Paradigmatic Constitution-Shaping?

Abstract

Modern age technology spurs legal development – Temporal coincidence of conflicting national and Union legislative processes triggers interdependence between EU and member states – French Loi Hadopi cuts Internet without recourse to a court – Conseil constitutionnel enshrines Internet as fundamental freedom – EU telecoms reform incorporates several French fundamental rights safeguards. © 2010, T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors. All rights reserved.