About this book

This volume includes some of the scientific papers submitted at the 6^th International Conference on FinTech, Cyberspace and Artificial Intelligence Law that was held on March 27, 2026, Bucharest, online on Zoom.

The conference was jointly organized by the European Public Law Organization, Greece; the CIRET Observatory for Law and Transdisciplinarity, Paris, France; Danubius International University of Galați, Romania; and the Society of Juridical and Administrative Sciences. More information about the conference can be found on the official website: https://adjuris.ro/fintech/index_en.html . The scientific studies included in this volume are grouped into four chapters: Foundational and Socio-Legal Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Globalisation; Liability, Criminal Justice and Algorithmic Enforcement; Cyber Harm, Biometrics, Vulnerability and Fundamental Rights; Digital Innovation, Autonomous Systems and Intellectual Property. This volume is aimed at practitioners, researchers, students and PhD. candidates in cyberspace and artificial intelligence law, who are interested in recent developments and prospects for development in this field at international and national level.

E-BOOK. Artificial Intelligence, Cyberspace and Digital Transformation: Legal Challenges for Innovation, Security and Human Rights

PREFACE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOUNDATIONAL AND SOCIO-LEGAL PERSPECTIVES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITAL GLOBALISATION

Ong Van NAM
“Owning Yourself” in the Age of AI-Driven Globalization: Redefining Individuality, Power, and Sustainable Development from a Systems Philosophy Perspective

Dana VOLOSEVICI
Employment Status in the Age of AI: Beyond the Employer – Employee Binary

Carmen ION
Adoption as a Legal Fiction Establishing Parentage under Moldovan Law: Conceptual Boundaries and Methodological Implications in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Aurel-Octavian PASAT
Digitalisation of Migration Management: Artificial Intelligence, Fundamental Rights and Regulatory Challenges

LIABILITY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ALGORITHMIC ENFORCEMENT

Bogdan Cristian TRANDAFIRESCU
Lifting the Veil of Time: From Liability for Artificial Intelligence to the Liability of Artificial Intelligence

Angela M. ATANASIU, Antonia Erica ATANASIU
Artificial Intelligence in the Execution of Criminal Sanctions: Balancing Efficiency and Fundamental Rights

Adriana Iuliana STANCU
Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Liability: From Instrument to Autonomous Actor

CYBER HARM, BIOMETRICS, VULNERABILITY AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

Ana Alina IONESCU DUMITRACHE, Angelica Daniela STAICU
Deepfakes and the Need for Criminal-Law Protection of Biometric Identity

Daniela DUȚĂ
Biometric Identification and Data Protection in the European Union: The AI Act, the GDPR, and the Digital Omnibus Proposal

Maria VÎLCU
Domestic Violence in the Digital Age: Legal Challenges Posed by Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies

Marek PACMAG, Zdeněk FIALA
Legal Protection Against Deepfakes: Preventive and Punitive Tools and Their Effectiveness

Mihai ȘTEFĂNOAIA
Legal Protection of Minors in the Digital Environment: Risks of Algorithmic Discrimination

DIGITAL INNOVATION, AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Carmen Oana MIHĂILĂ
The DABUS Effect: Artificial Intelligence, Inventorship, and the Future of Patent Law

Oana ADĂSCĂLIŢEI
Regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships in the Digital Era: International Maritime Law, Liability, and Insurance

Simos SAMARAS
Downloading from Online Shadow Libraries: Copyright Infringement, Liability, and Freedom of Information