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Problemáticas internacionales y mundiales desde el pensamiento latinoamericano
(Ariadna Ediciones, 2024) Devés, Eduardo; Álvarez, Silvia; Domínguez, Carlos
"Esta obra colectiva propone ser una guía para quienes se interesan en el pensamiento latinoamericano sobre temas internacionales y mundiales. A través del recorrido de las principales teorías, escuelas, redes, conceptos, doctrinas y figuras, busca incorporar, además de los abordajes propios de la diplomacia y las relaciones internacionales, los asuntos y estudios sobre temas internacionales y mundiales, así como los diversos ejes que los atraviesan, entre ellos, el derecho, la economía, la economía política o la dimensión cultural."
Red, blue & purple data breach laws: what they reveal
(2025) Garrison, Chlotia; Hamilton, Clovia; Tarabar, Danko; Doman, Marguerite; Scibelli, David
The increase in data breaches is a serious threat to the protection of consumer information. Timely notification of the consumers’ vulnerability after a breach is essential. Currently, in the U.S., no federal data breach notification law exists. Given the advancements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential for a greater and more critical role in our daily lives, the lack of federal breach legislation is of even greater concern. The issue for operating American businesses is that currently each state has their own law. Given the Internet of Things, and the fact that businesses have customers located in different states, without a federal law, businesses need to figure out each states’ law and comply with each. Additionally, the multiple state laws with their varying requirements makes it burdensome for companies to comply. Addressing these concerns, this article reviews the U.S. data breach notification laws at the state level to inform the drafting of a much-needed federal law. We analyze the content of the laws considering when they were enacted, the definition of personal information, the notification deadline, and the regulatory strictness which we define as the combination of biometrics, restricted reporting deadlines, and health/medical information. We hypothesized that: (1) the contents of the laws have changed from their original content, (2) there is a relationship between the contents of the law and when the original law was passed, and (3) one political party would dominate when the original law was passed. We found our first hypothesis to be true that the laws have changed content a relationship exists between the contents of the law and when the initial data breach notification law was passed. An increase in the regulatory strictness of laws was discovered. This provides evidence of states’ attempts to improve the content of these laws. Our third hypothesis was not supported. We found that purple states with joint control in the executive and legislative branches dominated when the original state data breach laws were enacted. This research is significant because it provides evidence that although there is a patchwork of state policies, there exist commonalities in the state laws that could be used to draft a bipartisan federal law. This federal law should be accomplished with bipartisan dialogue in the U.S. Congress. A model code created by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) would not suffice because of the long timeframe it takes for the ULC to promulgate uniform model codes. Given the rapid advancement of AI threats to data protection, there is no time to waste. A federal law would ease the burden on companies that must accommodate the multiple provisions of multiple state laws.
Robocops to the Rescue? Addressing Police Misconduct
(2025) Hamilton, Clovia; Shackelford, Scott J.
One way to reduce misconduct when police have face-to-face interactions with citizens is to limit the number of such encounters. The use of smart policing technology such as robotics should be included in policing reform recommendations because of its potential to increase objectivity. Yet robotics, if not utilized ethically, could also open new avenues for abuse. This study focuses on identifying the risks and benefits of using a combination of AI and robotics (termed ‘robocops’ for purposes of this paper) from a technological, legal, and ethical perspective. Since robocops make use of AI, proper AI ethics is imperative to these ends, and thus guidance for a model smart policing regulation is advanced in this study. Twenty-five recommendations are made by building from available literature listing language that needs to be included in a comprehensive model regulation of smart policing that includes regulating robocops.
Surpassing Bostock: SEC Filing Deficits Mask Prevalence of LGBTQ+ Workplace Discrimination in Big Tech
(2025) Hamilton, Clovia; Sader, Eric; Ale-Ebrahim, Benjamin
LGBTQ+ workers face workplace discrimination generally and there is growing concern about this issue in the tech industry. This research looks beyond the Supreme Court’s holding in the landmark Bostock case and President Biden’s subsequent Executive Orders 13985 and 13988. This research describes tech industry discrimination cases involving thirty-seven LGBTQ+ workers and offers ten legal and public policy recommendations for reducing incidents of workplace discrimination. We examined anti-Asian hate crime legislation as a possible model legislation for reducing workplace hatred toward LGBTQ+ workers. We also hypothesized that among the seventeen big tech companies we investigated, there would be few or no mention of employment discrimination in their SEC 10-K annual report filings. This hypothesis was supported by a review of eighty-five filings made over the five-year period between 2018 and 2022. Thus, one of our recommendations is that the SEC amend Part 229 of Chapter II Securities and Exchange Commission in Title 17 of the U.S. Code on Commodities and Securities Exchange for reporting legal risks and proceedings to mandate the reporting of employment discrimination cases. This heightened level of transparency may result in improved workplace conditions for n
LGBTQ+ and other marginalized workers.
Provincia del Limarí. Patrimonio eco-cultural
(Ariadna Ediciones, 2025) Lacoste, Pablo; Skewes, Juan Pablo; Blánquez, Juan
¿Puede convertirse un territorio rural y agrícola, con crónicos problemas de estrés hídrico, contracción económica y emigración de jóvenes, en un destino turístico eco-cultural de interés nacional e internacional? Este libro entrega propuestas concretas a partir de la identificación, visibilización y valoración de su identidad y patrimonio. Se propone crear la Ruta del Lapislázuli, el fortalecimiento de la ruta de las Pisqueras Ancestrales y la articulación de restoranes y hoteles patrimoniales. Se trata de tomar conciencia del singular valor del patrimonio natural y cultural, con todo su potencial para crear un destino turístico único y de alto interés. A partir del innovador concepto de economía de la cultura, el texto propone ideas como la creación de aulas virtuales y centros de interpretación, que contribuyan a comprender el significado y valor universales de la riqueza local.