DURATION OF THE PROJECT: September 2011 - June 2016

This project, led by PD Dr. Mira Burri, examined the implications and effects of new digital technologies to trade governance frameworks, governance mechanisms and international trade regulation. The research focused on fields such as intellectual property protection, government procurement and the regulation of new emerging technologies.

The project was a part of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR): Trade Regulation, hosted by the World Trade Institute (WTI) of the University of Bern.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 

• Burri, Mira and Cottier, Thomas, Trade Governance in the Digital Age. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
• Burri, Mira, Digitaler Handel stürzt Regulatoren ins Dilemma. UniPress, Vol. 166, 2015, pp. 14-16.
• Burri, Mira, Nudging as a Tool of Media Policy: Understanding and Fostering Exposure Diversity in the Age of Digital Media. in: Mathis, Klaus and Tor, Avishalom (eds.), Nudging - Possibilities, Limitations, and Applications in European Law and Economics, Springer, 2016, pp. 227-247.
• Burri, Mira, The International Economic Law Framework for Digital Trade. Zeitschrift für Schweizerisches Recht, Vol. 135, Issue II, 2015, pp. 10-72.