This chapter analyzes structural changes arising from both economy‐wide and life-course- long applications of mobile communication technology. These changes trickle through all sectors of society, including the domestic sphere, which arguably has been most profoundly affected by it. We discuss...

One of the most notable developments in financial markets over the last 50 years is the growth of digital technology—a trend often referred to as “fintech.” This chapter examines fintech through the lens of consumer financial privacy, focusing on the implications of artificial intelligence...

The importance of trade for international law and development discussions is hardly surprising; international trade is consistently represented as an effective strategy for development. However, assuming that trade and law can contribute to the Global South’s development requires accepting...

This chapter reviews the different dimensions of disadvantage associated with disability while emphasizing the social structures that create and maintain such disadvantages. We review quantitative research demonstrating disadvantage in education, employment, income, wealth, and economic...

The chapter considers the origins and purpose of the right to social security and its status in international law, regional human rights instruments and national constitutions. It discusses the developing interpretation of the right in international law and in national jurisprudence. It examines...

Walter Eucken was one of the main representatives of the Freiburg School of Law and Economics and German ‘neoliberalism’, also known as Ordoliberalism. This chapter portrays and analyses Eucken’s life and work as well as his Ordoliberal legacy. It begins by taking a closer look at...

Although the effects of new technologies on human rights has received considerable attention in recent years, this attention has focused nearly exclusively on civil and political rights. However, the problems that technologies pose is neither new, nor limited to freedom of expression and...