Sylvia Kierkegaard

Sylvia Mercado Kierkegaard
Occupation	Academic & Legal scholar
Title	Professor
Website
http://www.kierkegaard.co.uk

Sylvia Mercado Kierkegaard is a leading international authority in computer law. Her articles are widely published^[1] in top international journals and books. Professor Kierkegaard covers a wide range of topics, such as comparative contract law, alternative dispute resolution, intellectual property rights, EU law, privacy, electronic commerce and data protection. Her work is frequently cited in court judgements, and scholarly works. She has authored, edited and published books^[2] and over 2000 articles and her articles frequently appear in CLSR.^[3] She is also the President of the International Association of IT Lawyers (IAITL), an association of IT lawyers and legal scholars specializing in computer law, privacy and security. The association organises some of the most successful international legal conferences in the world bringing in scholars, policy officials and members of both the industry and academic community to craft new policies and disseminate scholarly researches.^[4]^[5]^[6] She has the distinction of finishing with the highest grade ever in the history of Danish education.^[7]

Sylvia Kierkegaard is Professor at the Communications University of China, Professor-Research Fellow at ILaws (UK), Visiting Professor at University of Southampton (UK), visiting professor at Xían Jiatong University among others. She is the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of four of the world's most prestigious legal conference series: the Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT Law (www.lspi.net), International Private Law Conference, International Public Law Conference and the International Trade Law and Conference which are organised yearly in cooperation with leading law firms, law schools and Elsevier in various countries.

She is a frequent speaker, invited expert and panellist of various international workshops organised by international institutions, televisions and government bodies.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

She is the editor in chief of Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology (DOAJ Access), editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Private Law (Inderscience), editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Public Law and Policy (IJPLAP),^[21] Associate editor of the International Journal of Intercultural Information Management,^[22] Managing Editor of the Journal of Legal Technology Risk and Management,^[23] the International Journal of Innovation in Digital Economy and.^[24]

She is a member of the editorial board of over 20 international academic journals such as Computer Law and Security Report (Oxford-Elsevier).^[25] She has served as expert adviser,^[26]^[27]^[28] speaker^[29]^[30] and member of various Study Groups and Committees for the EU and the Council of Europe,^[31] which draft policies and proposals for legislative and regulatory policies on international level,^[32]^[33]^[34] as well as international associations.^[35]^[36]^[37]

She is the chairwoman and principal researcher of the co-Reach IPR in New Media project <http://www.coreach-ipr.org> which is conducting a major comparative study of copyright law funded by the governments of China, UK, Netherlands , Austria and Germany. She is also a Fellow at the African Center for Cyberlaw and Cybercrime Prevention (The African Center for Cyberlaw and Cybercrime Prevention <http://www.cybercrime-fr.org/index.pl/fellows2> and a member of the Policy and Scientific Committee of the European Privacy Association <http://www.europeanprivacyassociation.eu/2009/people_scientific.asp>. She is an advisor to numerous organisations and government bodies.

Recent publications

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2011) To block or not to block – European child porno law in question. Computer Law & Security Review. Volume 27, Issue 6, December 2011, Pages 573-584.

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2011) Law across Nations: Governance, Policy & Statutes. IAITL. ISBN 978-87-991385-9-3

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2011) US war on terror EU SWIFT(ly)signs blank cheque on EU data. Computer Law & Security Review, Vol. 27, No. 5. (September 2011), pp. 451–464.

Kierkegaard, Sylvia and Zhang, Xiaolu (2011) Postscript – Brown v. EMA/ESA – U.S. Supreme Court decision 27 June 2011 Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 27, Issue 4, August 2011, Page iv.

Sylvia Kierkegaard, Wolfgang Schulz, Theodor Enders, Mingde Li (2011) New challenges for copyright protection – Co-Reach in IPR in New Media Workshop II Original Research Article

Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 27, Issue 4, August 2011, Pages 416–426.

Kierkegaard,S. and Kierkegaard,P. (2011) Simulated Rape, Orgy, Gory Killings & Hate Speech: Should Sale and Rental of Violent Video Games be Banned to Minors? in Something Bigger than Yourself: Essays in honour of Richard de Mulder.Kleve,P. and Noortwijk, Kees (eds) Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-70116-27-7

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2011) POSTAL 2 plays in US court – Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 27, Issue 3, June 2011, Pages 278–290

Sylvia Kierkegaard, Nigel Waters, Graham Greenleaf, Lee A. Bygrave, Ian Lloyd, Steve Saxby (2011) 30 years on – The review of the Council of Europe Data Protection Convention 108 Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 27, Issue 3, June 2011, Pages 223–231

Kierkegaard, S., Kreutzer, T., and Ringnalda, A. (2011) Co-Reach in IPR in New Media Workshop: CLSR co-hosts policy meeting on ISP Liability. Computer Law and Security Review. Vol 27, Issue 2, pp. 213–219.

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2010) Twitter thou doeth? Computer Law & Security Review Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2010, Pages 577–594.

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2010) Private Law: Rights, Duties and Conflicts.. IAITL. ISBN 978-87-991385-8-6

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2010) Public Contracts and Social Law in Reddy, P (ed) Public Procurement Policy and the Law. Icfai University Press. ISBN 978-93-80120-56-0

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2010) DNA Data Exchange: Germany Flexed its Muscle in Data Protection in a Profiled World. Gutwirth, S., Poullet, Y. and De Hert, Paul (Eds.). Springer. ISBN 978-90-481-8864-2

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2010) Preface to Law and Order in Virtual Worlds: Exploring Avatars, Their Ownership and Rights. Adrian, A. IGI Global.

Kierkegaard, S. (2009) Cyber Arbitration. Revista Da Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos. Brazil. Vol. 18 p. 305.

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2009) Legal Discourse in Cyberlaw and Trade. IAITL. ISBN 87-99-1385-7-3; ISBN 978-87-991385-7-9

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2009) Foreword of Copyright Law Desk Book- Knowledge, Access and Development by Akhil Prasad and Aditi Agarwal. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/two-gnlu-students-earn-international-acclaim/455150/

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2009) Spam: Comparative Analysis of Legal Approaches on Begum, A. (ed) E-Mail Sam and Sham. Amicus, pp. 153–170 ISBN 978-81-314-1755-3

Editorial Board (2009) in Gupta. M. and Sharmabn, R. (ed) Handbook of Research on Social Organisation Liabilities in Information Security. IGI Global (NY) ISBN 978-1-60566-132-2

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2009), Foreword in Gupta, M. and Sharman, R. (eds) Social and Human Elements of Information Security: Emerging Trends and Countermeasures. IGI Publishing^[38]

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2009), Open Access to Public Documents: More Secrecy, Less Transparency. Computer LAW AND Security Review – The International Journal of Technology Law and Practice. Vol. 25 Issue 1 . (Oxford-Elsevier)

Reviewer (2008) Mitigating Risk in the Context of Safety and Security: How Relevant is a Rational Approach in de Mulder , R. (ed) Erasmus University School of Law. ISBN 978-90-5677-068-6 Released January 2009.

Kierkegaard, S. (2008) Çocuk *P**ornografisi*. Ankara Barosu Uluslarakasi Huku Kurultayi (8 Ocak- 11 Ocak) Vol.2 . Ankara Bar Association. pp. 325–337 Released February, 2009

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (ed), Special Issue on Legal Gap Analysis, Phobias and Techno Leaps. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (IJTTC) Volume 7 – Issue 1 – 2008

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (ed) Special Issue on Synthesis, Discourse and Instrumentality. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (IJIPM)Volume 2 – Issue 2 – 2008

Sylvia Kierkegaard (ed), Synergies and Conflicts in Cyberlaw (2008). IAITL. ISBN 87-9911385-5-7 and ISBN 978-87-991385-5-5 IAITL

Sylvia Kierkegaard (ed), The Dynamics of Trade: Law and Economics (2008). IAITL. ISBN 87-991385-6-5 and ISBN 978-87-991385-6-2 IAITL

Sylvia Kierkegaard (ed), Business and Law: Theory and Practice (2008). IAITL. ISBN 87-991386-4-9 and ISBN 978-87-991385-4-8 IAITL

The Prüm decision – An uncontrolled fishing expedition in ‘Big Brother’ Europe (2008) Computer Law and Security Report Vol. 24 Issue 3 Pages 243–252 (Elsevier)

ECJ rules on ISP disclosure of subscribers' personal data in civil copyright cases – Productores de Música de España (Promusicae) v Telefónica de España SAU (Case C-275/06) (2008) Computer Law and Security Report, Vol. 24 Issue 3, Pages 269–274

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (IJIPM). Volume 2 – Issue 1 – 2008. Inderscience Special Issue on Trade Secrets and IPR Protection. http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=83&year=2008&vol=2&issue=1

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry. Vol. 1 Issue 4 (2008). http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=88&year=2008&vol=1&issue=4

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry. Special Issue: Through the Looking Glass. Vol. 1 Issue 3 (2008). http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=88&year=2008&vol=1&issue=3

Online Child Protection: Cybering , online grooming and ageplay.Computer and Security Report 24 (2008). Elsevier. pp. 41–55

Sylvia Kierkegaard (ed), Cyberlaw, Security and Privacy (2007). Released 2008. ISBN 87-991385-3-0 and ISBN 978-87-991385-3-1

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), Special Issue on Legal Quandary in The Virtual World. International Journal of Technology, Transfer and Commercialisation (2007) Vol 6. Issues 4 Inderscience.

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), Special Issue on Legal Quandary in The Virtual World.Intl. Journal of Technology, Transfer and Commercialisation (2007) Vol 6. Issues 3 Inderscience.

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), Special Issue on Legal Quandary in The Virtual World. Intl. Journal of Technology, Transfer and Commercialisation (2007) Vol 6. Issues 2. Inderscience.

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), Special Issue on Transparency , Accountability and Liability. International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry (IJLSE) Volume 1 – Issue 1/2 – 2007. Inderscience.

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), Special Issue Part I : From Biodiversity to Virtual World. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (IJIPM) Vol. 1 Issue 4, 2007. Inderscience

Kierkegaard, S. (Ed.), Special Issue on Data Protection, Trust and Technology. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (IJTTC), Volume 6 – Issue 1 – 2007. Inderscience.

Kierkegaard, Sylvia (2007) Cybercrime convention: narrowing the cultural and privacy gap? International Journal of Intercultural Information Management 2007 Vol.1 No. 1 pp. 17–32

Sylvia Kierkegaard (2007) Proteja seu e-mail! Seu Chefe está Fiscalizando. PANÓPTICA, ANO 1, Nº 8, MAIO/ JUNHO DE 2007 Brazil [1]
International Law and Trade: Bridging the East-West Divide (2007) Ankara Bar Press ISBN 978-87-991385-2-4 and ISBN 87-991385-2-2

EU Tackles Cybercrime (2007) in Cyber Warfare and Cyber Terrorism, Information Science Reference IGI Publ. 978-1-59140-991-5

International Cybercrime Convention in Cyber Warfare and Cyber Terrorism, Information Science Reference IGI Publ. 978-1-59140-991-5

EU Battery Directive Charging up the batteries: Squeezing more capacity and power into the new EU Battery Directive. Vol. 23 Issue 4 (2007) Computer Law and Security Report

E-Contract Formation: U.S. and EU Perspectives (2007) 3 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech. 12

Harmonising the regulatory regime for cross-border payment services (2007) Computer Law and Security Report Volume 23, Issue 2

Swallowing the Bait, Hook, Line and Sinker: Phishing, Pharming and now Rat-ing! (2007) In H.R Rao, Manish Gupta,Shambhu Upadhyaya (ed)Managing Information Assurance in Financial Services. Idea Group. Table of Contents

Denmark – Legitimacy of Online Sex Chats (2006) Computer Law and Security Report Vol. 22 Issue 1

Denmark – Uproar Over Verdicts in Two Internet-related Scandals (2006) Computer Law and Security Report Vol. 22 Issue 1

Sylvia Kierkegaard (ed), Business Law and Technology: Present and Emerging Trends Vol.1 (2006) ISBN 87-991385-0-6 IAITL

Sylvia Kierkegaard (ed), Business Law and Technology: Present and Emerging Trends Vol.2 (2006) ISBN 87-991385-1-4 IAITL

Going, Going, Gone! E-Procurement in the EU International (2006) Journal of Computing and Information Sciences – (IJCIS) Volume 4 – Number 1 – April 2006

Clearing the legal barriers – Danish court upholds 'deep linking' in Home v. Ofir in Computer Law and Security Report Vol.22 Issue 4, (2006), pp. 326–332

The New Media Landscape: Regulating the Idiot Boxes in Computer Law and Security Report Vol. 22 Issue 6, 2006, pp. 464–471

Here Comes the "Cybernators" in Computer Law and Security Report, Volume 22 Issue 5, 2006, pp. 381–391

Clearing the legal barriers – Danish court upholds ‘deep linking’ in Home v. Ofir Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 326–332

Blogs, lies and the doocing: The next hotbed of litigation? Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127–136

Outlawing circumvention of technological measures going overboard: Hollywood style. Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46–56

Thumbs Up for Deeplinking? Revista da Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos (Sep. 2006)

Legal Privacy and Security Issues in Information Technology: Volume 1 CompLex (Computer Lex) 3/06 University of Oslo ISBN 87-7226-097-2

Legal Privacy and Security Issues in Information Technology: Volume 2 CompLex (Computer Lex) 4/06 University of Oslo ISBN 82-7226-098-0

How the cookies (almost) crumbled: Privacy & lobbyism Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 January 2005, Pages 310–322

Privacy in electronic communication: Watch your e-mail: Your boss is snooping! Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226–236

Taking a sledgehammer to crack the nut: The EU Enforcement Directive Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 488–495

Reading your keystroke: Whose Mail is it? Lectures in Computer Science, Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business, Volume 3592 / 2005. Springer.

Safe Harbour Agreement. Boon or Bane. Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce & Technology. 1 Shidler J.L.Com. & Tech. 10 (2 Aug. 2005)

Legal Issues in Insurance Contracts in Electronic Commerce. Theory and Applications (2005) IEEE

Electronic Agents. A Different Liability Rule (2005) CODE

War Against Spam: Comparative Analysis of the US and EU Legal Approach (2005) IIMA

E-Payments: Maintaining User Confidence in the EU.(2005) in International E-Business and E-Learning.

What Women (Men) Want. E Consumer’s Need and Right to Information (2005 )in International E-Business and E-Learning.

Two Steps Forward: No Step Backwards (Directive on Unfair Commercial Practice) (2005) in International E-Business and Learning.

No Trespassing. Have License, Can Hyperlink (2005) in Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of APDSI.

Empowering E-Purchase in the Public Sector (2005) PACIS

Gearing the Knowledge Machine (KMS in the hotel industry). (2005) RTDC

Maximizing E-Tourism: Consumer Protection (2005) RTDC

Cracking Down on Cybercrime- Global Response: The Cybercrime Convention (2005) CIIMA Journal Volume 5 Issue 1

War Against Spam: Comparative Analysis of the US and EU Legal Approach (2005) CIIMA Journal. 2005 Volume 5 Issue

Legal Regulation of Electronic Signatures in Lithuania in E-Signature Law Journal (2005) Volume Two, Number 2

Legal Regulations of Electronic Signatures in Lithuania ( 2005) Rimantas Petrauskas, Rytis Cesna and Sylvia Mercado-Kierkegaard. E-Signature Law Journal. Volume 2, No. 2. 2005

Going, going Gone! E-Procurement in the EU (2005) EBEL

Declaration of Intent: A Legal Conundrum. Review of Central and East European Law, Volume 29, Number 4, 2004, pp. 457–473(17)

Online Alternative Dispute Resolution in EU Electronic Commerce Law (2004). www.djoef-forlag.dk/vare/8757411077

Regulating Copyrights in Cyberspace (2004) in Shaping Business Strategy in the Ecommerce World. IEBC. pp. 1361–1367

Legal Conundrums in Cyber-Arbitration in E Commerce (2004) in E-Commerce. IADIS

Jurisdiction in Cyberspace in Information Management and Business IADIS

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