Transborder data flows and data privacy law / Christopher Kuner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuner, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transborder data flow--Law and legislation.

Transborder data flow.

Data protection--Law and legislation.

Data protection.

Privacy, Right of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (680 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over 70 countries and various international organizations have adopted data protection and privacy laws that regulate the cross-border transfer of personal data outside their borders. In an era of globalization and the Internet, these restrictions have immense implications for citizens, companies, and governments. This work, written by a renowned expert on data protection law, examines the history, policies, and future of transborder data flow regulation. Kuner traces the history of regulation in different regions, beginning with the earliest European laws in the 1970s, through to leading regi

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; List of Abbreviations; A. Growth of transborder data flows; B. Growth of transborder data flow regulation; C. What are transborder data flows?; D. The changing role of the individual; E. Differentiating data transfers from 'mere transit'; F. Scope of the study; G. Towards a normative framework; 1. Background and Introduction; A. Introduction; B. Early transborder data flow regulation; C. Protection of informational sovereignty; D. Free flow of data and freedom of information

E. Transborder data flows in international lawF. OECD Privacy Guidelines of 1980; G. Council of Europe Convention 108 and Additional Protocol; H. EU Data Protection Directive 95/46; I. APEC Privacy Framework; J. ECOWAS; K. World trade law; L. Organization of American States (OAS); M. Data transfers by States, governments, and regulatory agencies; N. Madrid Resolution; O. Conclusions; 2. International Regulation of Transborder Data Flows; A. Introduction; B. Differences between regulatory systems; C. Conclusions; 3. Typology of Regulatory Approaches; A. Introduction

B. Listing of national approachesC. Private sector initiatives; D. Regulation through technology; E. Conclusions; 4. National, Private Sector, and Technological Approaches; A. Introduction; B. Benefits and risks of transborder data flows; C. Underlying policies and corresponding risks; D. Conclusions; 5. Analysis of Underlying Policies; A. Introduction; B. Transborder data flow regulation and applicable law rules; C. Extraterritorial application of fundamental rights law; D. Conflict of laws involving transborder data flow regulation; E. Example of Council of Europe Convention 108

F. Conclusions6. Applicable Law, Extraterritoriality, and Transborder Data Flows; A. Introduction; B. Compliance responsibilities and informational requirements; C. Level of compliance and enforcement; D. Compliance in practice; E. Example of EU data protection law; F. Conclusions; 7. Compliance and Enforcement; A. Major trends and issues; B. Transborder data flow regulation as a form of legal pluralism; C. Suggestions for an improved regulatory framework; D. Concluding remarks; 8. A Global Regulatory Framework for Transborder Data Flows

Appendix: Data Protection and Privacy Law Instruments Regulating Transborder Data Flows (as of January 2013)Bibliography; Index; Footnotes; PrefaceFn; Ch1Fn; Ch2Fn; Ch3Fn; Ch4Fn; Ch5Fn; Ch6Fn; Ch7Fn; Ch8Fn

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-175889-2

0-19-166840-0

0-19-166839-7

OCLC:

847948817