Balkan Yearbook of European and International Law 2025

The focus section of the BYEIL 2025 is devoted to the special topic: Digital Platforms and Ethical Considerations. Digital platforms have become an integral part of our daily lives, expanding our options of services and online content, boosting productivity, and facilitating citizens’ participation. However, their significant market power raises ethical concerns that need to be addressed. The chapters in this section explore the ethical challenges connected with the use of digital platforms, both from public law and private law perspective. The covered topics include the intersection of anti-discrimination law and platform regulation in the context of online housing advertising, the ethical and legal implications of the “pay-or-consent” model in digital markets, and the impact of withdrawing consent for the processing of personal data on the validity of contract for the supply of digital content and digital services. The two permanent sections on European Law and International Law are focused on recent developments in these highly dynamic and developing areas and are intended to serve as a forum for scholarly discourse on these topics from the South-East European perspective.