Private selves : legal personhood in European privacy protection / Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo, University of Helsinki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindroos-Hovinheimo, Susanna, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in European law and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of--European Union countries.

Privacy, Right of.

Personality (Law).

European Union countries.

Personality (Law)--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 186 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Data protection has become such an important area for law - and for society at large - that it is important to understand exactly what we are doing when we regulate privacy and personal data. This study analyses European privacy rights focusing especially on the GDPR, and asks what kind of legal personhood is presupposed in privacy regulation today. Looking at the law from a deconstructive angle, the philosophical foundations of this highly topical field of law are uncovered. By analysing key legal cases in detail, this study shows in a comprehensive manner that personhood is constructed in individualised ways. With its clear focus on issues relating to European Union law and how its future development will impact wider issues of privacy, data protection, and individual rights, the book will be of interest to those trying to understand current trends in EU law.

Contents:

Introduction

Private persons are made

The person in control

The autonomous person

The immune person

The person at liberty

The political person

The person in the community

Conclusions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 May 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108781381

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.