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The European Union and Digital Law: Normative Power in a Globalized Technological Landscape book cover

1st Edition

The European Union and Digital Law Normative Power in a Globalized Technological Landscape

By Yuval Reinfeld, Aviv Gaon Copyright 2026
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge
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This book introduces the concept of Technical Normative Power (TNP) to explain how the European Union (EU) transforms internal legal frameworks into external influence. Over the past two decades, the EU has emerged as a global regulatory force in the digital age. As technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and generative artificial intelligence reshape modern life, the EU has responded... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Drafting the Digital Future: How Europe Turned Law into a Normative Engine

 

Part I: Theoretical Foundations

1. EU Power in the Post-Lisbon Era: Shaping Digital Norms

2. Unravelling Brussels: Exploring the EU's Global Regulatory Influence

3. Shaping Digital Policy in the Marketplace

 

Part II: A Citadel of Privacy

4. The Guardians of the Digital Rights

5. Enforcing EU Privacy and Data Protection

6. The GDPR Global Wave: A New World Order

 

Part III: A Fortress of Solitude

7. Charting the EU Artificial Intelligence Legal Framework

8. The Global Impact of the EU Artificial Intelligence Framework

9. Toward Global Digital Governance: Harmonizing the Future of Technology and Innovation

 

Conclusion: A Confluence of Norms, Markets, and Technologies

Index

Biography

Yuval Reinfeld is a research fellow at Ben-Gurion University and an adjunct professor at Reichman University. His work focuses on EU law, digital laws, data protection, privacy, and AI regulations. Dr. Reinfeld examines the legal challenges of emerging technologies, with an emphasis on the global influence of EU frameworks such as the GDPR and AI Act. His recent book, The European Union as a Normative Power, analyzes how European legal models shape digital governance, transnational standards, institutional practices, and innovation policy worldwide.

Aviv Gaon is a senior lecturer at Reichman University’s Harry Radzyner Law School. He holds a Ph.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School and LL.B and LL.M from Reichman University. His research focuses on Intellectual Property, Law and Technology, and Competition Law. He has published on AI, copyright, and emerging technologies. His recent books include The Social and Legal Impact of Autonomous Vehicles (2025), Leading Legal Disruption (2020), and The Future of Copyright in the Age of AI (2021). In 2019, he received the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP Law.

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