Origins and Historical Context of Data Protection Law

Question 1

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Answer 1

• 1948
• By ONU
  
  • Article 12 : The right of private life and associated freedom
  • Article 19: Right to freedom and expression
    
    • Article 29(2): Not absolute. Balance

Question 2

ECHR - European Convetion of HR

Answer 2

• 1953
• Only Member States
• Council of Europe
• Court of HR (states comply of hr)
• Article 8: Respect and private life
• Article 10(1): Rights of freedom and expression
• Article 10(2): balance
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Question 3

Laws

Answer 3

• Recomendation 509 (1968)
• Resolution 73/74
• OECD (1980) Guidelines for DP
• Convention 108 (worldwide)
• Convetion 108+ (2018)
• Directive 95/46/EC
• Charter (treaty of lisbon)
• LEPD (criminal data)
• eprivacy (2002)

Question 4

GDPR Motivation

Answer 4

• Stronger rights online enviroment
• dp by design and default
• accountability concept
  
  • power to dpa
  • one-stop-shop concept
  • broader application of eu consumers.
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