The European Digital Fortress and Large Biometric EU IT Systems: Border Criminology, Technology, and Human Rights

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  • Aleš Završnik Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Poljanski nasip 2, SI-1000 Lj

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/dd.v0i49.7253

Keywords:

biometric data, human rights, information technology, border criminology, large IT database,

Abstract

Today, at a time when we are witnessing the “multiplication of borders”, borders are occupying new domains. The article focuses on the erection of digital borders by means of biometric technology, which is creating new knowledge through the compilation of large biometric databases in the EU. By “tattooing” borders onto immigrant bodies, disciplinary power is being superseded by the post-disciplinary power of “instant surveillance”. The article continues by analysing re-bordering practices by means of seemingly apolitical information technology, and concludes by delving into the new harms caused by re-bordering, including violations of human rights and the emergence of multi-layered criminal law.

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Author Biography

Aleš Završnik, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Poljanski nasip 2, SI-1000 Lj

PhD in Law, Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law; Research Advisor, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Poljanski nasip 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana

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Published

2019-02-03

How to Cite

Završnik, A. (2019). The European Digital Fortress and Large Biometric EU IT Systems: Border Criminology, Technology, and Human Rights. Two Homelands, (49). https://doi.org/10.3986/dd.v0i49.7253

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No. 49 (2019)

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Articles

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