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Francesca Elisabeth Bignami Faculty Member
Positions
My research and teaching seek to promote knowledge and learning in the areas of comparative public law, comparative privacy law, and EU law.
Research Areas
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Affiliation
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Artificial Intelligence Accountability of Public Administration. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW. 2022
- Schrems II: The Right to Privacy and the New Illiberalism. RIVISTA DI DIRITTO DEI MEDIA. 2020
- The German Right to Fiscal Stability and the Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty: The PSPP Judgment of 5 May 2020. Italian Law Journal. 2020
- Formal versus Functional Method in Comparative Constitutional Law. OSGOODE HALL LAW JOURNAL. 2016
- Transatlantic Privacy Regulation: Conflict and Cooperation 2015
- Rethinking the Legal Foundations of the European Constitutional Order: The Lessons of New Historical Research. American University International Law Review. 2013
- Cooperative Legalism and the Non-Americanization of European Regulatory Styles: The Case of Data Privacy. 59 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW. 2011
- From Expert Administration to Accountability Network: A New Paradigm for Comparative Administrative Law. 59 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW. 2011
- The Case for Tolerant Constitutional Patriotism: The Right to Privacy Before the European Courts. 41 CORNELL JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2008
- Privacy and Law Enforcement in the European Union: The Data Retention Directive. 3 CHICAGO JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2007
- Towards a Right to Privacy in Transnational Intelligence Networks. 28 MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2007
- Creating European Rights: National Values and Supranational Interests. 11 COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN LAW. 2005
- Transgovernmental Networks vs. Democracy: The Case of the European Information Privacy Network. 26 MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2005
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book
- EU Law in Populist Times: Crises and Prospects. Cambridge University Press. 2020
- Comparative Law and Regulation: Understanding the Global Regulatory Process. Edward Elgar. 2018
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chapter
- Material Liberty and the Administrative State: Market and Social Rights in American and German Law. THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF COMPARATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW. 2021
- Conclusion: The Rule of Law, Rights and Democracy in Sovereignty-Sensitive Domains. EU LAW IN POPULIST TIMES: CRISES AND PROSPECTS. 2020
- Introduction: EU Law, Sovereignty, and Populism. EU LAW IN POPULIST TIMES: CRISES AND PROSPECTS. 2020
- Human Rights Extraterritoriality: The Right to Privacy and National Security Surveillance. COMMUNITY INTERESTS ACROSS INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2018
- Kagan’s Atlantic Crossings: Adversarial Legalism, Eurolegalism, and Cooperative Legalism. VARIETIES OF LEGAL ORDER: THE POLITICS OF ADVERSARIAL AND BUREAUCRATIC LEGALISM. 2017
- Introduction. A New Field: Comparative Law and Regulation. COMPARATIVE LAW AND REGULATION: UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL REGULATORY PROCESS. 2016
- Regulation and the Courts: Judicial Review in Comparative Perspective. COMPARATIVE LAW AND REGULATION: UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL REGULATORY PROCESS. 2016
- Theories of Civil Society and Global Administrative Law. Global Administrative Law. 2016
- Comparative Administrative Law. THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO COMPARATIVE LAW. 2012
- Individual Rights and Transnational Networks. COMPARATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW. 2010
- Constitutional Patriotism and the Right to Privacy: A Comparison of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 2009
- Le reti trans-governative e la democrazia: Il caso della rete europea per la protezione dei dati personali. IL CODICE DEL TRATTAMENTO DEI DATI PERSONALI. 2007
- Protecting Privacy Against the Police in the European Union: The Data Retention Directive. MELANGES EN L’HONNEUR DE PHILIPPE LEGER: LE DROIT A LA MESURE DE L’HOMME. 2006
- The Challenge of Cooperative Regulatory Relations after Enlargement. LAW AND GOVERNANCE IN AN ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION. 2004
- Transnational Civil Society Dialogues. TRANSATLANTIC GOVERNANCE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. 2001
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conference paper
- Methodologies of Comparative Constitutional Law: The Functional Approach 2021
- The Advantages of Comparative Law's Functional Method 2021
- Material Liberty: Market and Social Rights in German and American Law 2019
- EU Law in Populist Times: Crises and Prospects 2019
- Foreigners in US Surveillance Law 2019
- Judicial Review of Regulation in Comparative Perspective 2016
- Protecting Privacy in the Global Context 2015
- Discussant 2014
- Conflict and Cooperation in the Privacy Sector 2014
- The Administrative State, the Rule of Law, and Democracy: Comparative Models of Judicial Review 2014
- Rediscovering European Law: Direct Effect, Supremacy, and the Comparative Method 2013
- Rediscovering European Law: Direct Effect, Supremacy, and the Comparative Method 2012
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review
- European Versus American Liberty: A Comparative Privacy Analysis of Antiterrorism Data Mining. 48 BOSTON COLLEGE LAW REVIEW. 2007
- Rethinking Interest Representation in the European Union. 26 OXFORD JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES. 2006
- Administrative Law of the European Union. 68 LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS. 2004
- Foreword, Administrative Law of the European Union. 68 LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS. 2004
- Three Generations of Participation Rights Before the European Commission. 68 LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS. 2004
- Introduzione. RIVISTA TRIMESTRALE DI DIRITTO PUBBLICO, Quaderno n. 2004
- Mixed Administration in the European Data Protection Directive: The Regulation of International Data Transfers. 54 RIVISTA TRIMESTRALE DI DIRITTO PUBBLICO. 2004
presentations
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presentation
- Commentator on Morten Rasmussen, Towards a New History of EU Law, Washington College of Law 2012
- Comparative Judicial Review, Administrative Law Discussion Forum, Luxembourg 2012
- Cooperative Legalism, The European Legal Project: New Approaches, Harvard Law School 2012
- The Impact of Lisbon on EU-U.S. Data Sharing Agreements, EU Data Protection Issues, U.S. Department of State 2011
- The Non-Americanization of European Regulatory Styles: Data Privacy Regulation in France, Germany, Italy, and Britain, Information Privacy Speaker Series, Berkeley School of Law 2010
- Cooperative Legalism: Historical Continuity and Institutional Change in European Regulatory Governance, Center for European Studies at Harvard University 2009
- Towards Adversarial Legalism in the European Union? Evidence from Data Privacy Regulation, Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2009
- Towards a Right to Privacy in Transnational Intelligence Networks, International Legal Studies Colloquium, Boston College School of Law 2007
- The U.S. Privacy Act in Comparative Perspective, Public Seminar on PNR/SWIFT/Safe Harbour: Are Transatlantic Data Protected?, European Parliament 2007
- Data Protection and Human Rights, Seventeenth Session of the Academy of European Law (Human Rights Law, European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy 2006
- Cindy Skach, Adjudicating Difference: Judicial Review and Religious Expression in the European Union, Center for European Studies at Harvard University 2006
- Peter Strauss, Rulemaking in the Ages of Globalization and Information, Columbia Law School Faculty Lunch Series 2005
- ick Lawson, The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in Preserving Human Rights in a Single Area, Seminar on Reflexive Governance, Columbia Law School 2005
- The Comparative Law of Civil Society: Interest Groups, Intermediate Associations, or Citizen Groups?, Visiting Scholar Lunch Seminar Series, Center for European Studies at Harvard University 2005
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Service
reviewer of
- American Journal of Comparative Law (Journal)
- Cambridge University Press (Journal)
- European Law Journal (Journal)
- European Law Journal (Journal)
- Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (Journal)
- Hart Publishing (Journal)
- International Advisory Committee, Il Diritto dell'Informazione e dell'Informatica (Journal)
- International Advisory Committee, Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto Pubblico (Journal)
- International Journal of Constitutional Law (Journal)
- International and Comparative Law Quarterly (Journal)
- Israel Science Foundation (Journal)
- Italian Journal of Public Law (Journal)
- Journal of Common Market Studies (Journal)
- Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (Journal)
- Law and Social Inquiry (Journal)
- Law and Society (Journal)
- Oxford University Press (Journal)
- Regulation and Governance (Journal)
- Working Paper Series of the Center for European Studies at Harvard University (Journal)
professional service activities
- International Academy of Comparative Law Member
- Massachusetts Member
- New York Bars Member
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Background
education and training
- A.B degree in Social Studies, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA
- M.Sc degree in Sociology, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, BALLIOL COLLEGE, Oxford, England
awards and honors
- Associate Member, conferred by International Academy of Comparative Law, 2017
- Faculty Research Fund Award, conferred by GWU Regulatory Studies Center, 2016
- Visiting Professor, conferred by ACCESS EUROPE, VU Amsterdam, 2015
- Visiting Scholar, conferred by Center for European Studies at Harvard University, 2010
- Fellowship in Program in Law and Public Affairs, conferred by Princeton University, 2006
- Emile Noël Senior Fellow, conferred by Jean Monnet Center at the New York University School of Law, 2003
- Fulbright Scholar, conferred by European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy, 1998
- Joseph Parker Prize, conferred by Yale Law School, 1996
- John Henry Scholarship, conferred by Harvard College, 1991
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Contact
full name
- Francesca Elisabeth Bignami
mailing address
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Law
2000 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
USA
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