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13. Oktober 2025 Annika Blaschke

From Search Engines to Large Language Models: Re-evaluating the Right to Be Forgotten in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

This Saar Blueprint examines whether the EU’s Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF), first established in Google Spain, can and should apply to Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. By comparing search engines and LLMs, it highlights the new legal and technical challenges these AI systems pose for data protection under the GDPR. The author concludes that while RTBF could in principle extend to LLMs, effective enforcement will depend on clearer legal guidance and technological solutions.
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7. Oktober 2025 Annika Blaschke

Thomas Giegerich’s book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding – Global, Regional and European Union Perspectives” has just been published online by Springer Nature (open access).

Thomas Giegerich’s new open access book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding” explores how human rights can protect democracy within global, regional, and EU frameworks. It analyses the interdependence between national and international democracy and the EU’s role as a model multilevel system. The book offers a comprehensive legal perspective on how to counter democratic backsliding.
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4. September 2025 Annika Blaschke

The European Parliament & Whistleblowers: Case analysis of the General Court ruling TU v European Parliament (T-793/22)

This Saar Brief analyzes the EU General Court’s judgement in Case TU v Parliament (T-793/22), which concerns whistleblower protection in the European Parliament. In addition to a detailed description of the ruling and its implications, the impact of the ruling on whistleblower protection in EU institutions is examined.
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14. August 2025 Vinzenz Boddenberg

Accession to the ECHR: Draft Revised Accession Agreement of 2023

This Saar Blueprint explores the implications of the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights based on the 2023 draft revised accession agreement. It analyzes key procedural issues and potential risks in relations with other contracting parties, ultimately advocating for accession as an instrument to strengthen the Convention system as a whole.
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13. August 2025 Vinzenz Boddenberg

Comparative Analysis of the Concepts of Torture and Inhumane Treatment in International Law: Perspectives from UN Human Rights Bodies, the European Court of Human Rights, and International Criminal Tribunals

This Saar Blueprint provides a comparative analysis of the legal concepts of torture and inhumane treatment under international law, focusing on interpretations by UN human rights bodies, the European Court of Human Rights, and international criminal tribunals. While all regimes uphold the absolute prohibition of torture, they differ in how they define and apply key elements, especially regarding mental and sexual violence.
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4. Dezember 2013 Allgemein

Zukünftiges deutsches Vignettensystem

Das zukünftige deutsche Vignetten-System: Eine verbotene Diskriminierung von EU-Ausländern? Eine Stellungnahme von Sabrina Lauer „Der Verkehr ist Grundlage unserer Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Mobilität ist das

2. Dezember 2013 Allgemein

Skizze zur „Philosophie“ des Europa-Instituts

Ansprache von Prof. Dr. Thomas Giegerich zur Eröffnung des Studienjahres des LL.M.-Studiengangs am Europa-Institut der Universität des Saarlandes Ich freue mich über die Herausforderungen und

1. Dezember 2013 Allgemein

Präsentation zum Deutsch-Französischen Integrationsprozess

Im Rahmen der Konferenz „1943: Laying a Foundation to the Post-War World Political Pattern“, welche von der Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Peking von