Published number 5 of Journal of Human Security and Global Law magazine

The academic journal Journal of Human Security and Global Law has published its Issue 5 (2026), available in open access on the scientific journals platform of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

This new issue is published in a context marked by the growing technological, legal and social complexity that characterizes contemporary societies. Under the title “Times of Uncertainty: Law and Security in the Face of Contemporary Complexity”, the editorial introduces the main debates addressed in this volume, focusing on the challenges that the digital revolution, global dynamics and emerging risks pose to legal institutions and security systems.

The articles analyse issues such as the transformation of the State in the face of the power of large technological corporations, the tensions surrounding the principle of the primacy of European Union law, the role of citizens’ shared responsibility in the management of risks and disasters, and the need for new approaches to security in large-scale public events. The issue concludes with a study on the impact of the European Artificial Intelligence Regulation on the energy sector and its role in promoting responsible innovation.

Contents:

Editorial

• Editorial, by Àlex Garcia Escolar.

  
  

Articles

• Transformations of the State in the Face of the Digital Tsunamia, by Mercedes Fuertes.

• The Blind Spots of European Union Law. The Kubera Case… but Not Only That: From Counter-Limits to the Seraing Case, by José María Macías Castaño.

  
  

• Human Security and Individual Responsibility: Duties and Obligations, by Ricardo Rivero Ortega.

  
  

• Applying the Austrian Approach to Security Management in the Large Public Events Sector, by Rafael de Castro Pino.

  
  

• The Impact of the European Artificial Intelligence Regulation on the Energy Sector, by Cristina Blasi Casagran.

  
  

The full issue can be consulted online through the UAB journals portal: https://revistes.uab.cat/jhsgl/index