Data Protection Beyond Borders

John Quinn

ISBN 10: 1509940669 / ISBN 13: 9781509940660

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2021

About this Item

This timely book examines crucial developments in the field of privacy law, efforts by legal systems to impose their data protection standards beyond their borders and claims by states to assert sovereignty over data.By bringing together renowned international privacy experts from the EU and the US, the book provides an accurate analysis of key trends and prospects in the transatlantic context, including spaces of tensions and cooperation between the EU and the US in the field of data protection law.The chapters explore recent legal and policy developments both in the private and law enforcement sectors, including recent rulings by the Court of Justice of the EU dealing with Google and Facebook, recent legislative initiatives in the EU and the US such as the CLOUD Act and the e-evidence proposal, as well as ongoing efforts to strike a transatlantic deal in the field of data sharing.All of the topics are thoroughly examined and presented in an accessible way that will appeal to scholars in the fields of law, political science and international relations, as well as to a wider and non-specialist audience. The book is an essential guide to understanding contemporary challenges to data protection across the Atlantic.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Data Protection Beyond Borders
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509940669
• ISBN 13: 9781509940660
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 560 grams

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Synopsis

This timely book examines crucial developments in the field of privacy law, efforts by legal systems to impose their data protection standards beyond their borders and claims by states to assert sovereignty over data.

By bringing together renowned international privacy experts from the EU and the US, the book provides an accurate analysis of key trends and prospects in the transatlantic context, including spaces of tensions and cooperation between the EU and the US in the field of data protection law.

The chapters explore recent legal and policy developments both in the private and law enforcement sectors, including recent rulings by the Court of Justice of the EU dealing with Google and Facebook, recent legislative initiatives in the EU and the US such as the CLOUD Act and the e-evidence proposal, as well as ongoing efforts to strike a transatlantic deal in the field of data sharing.

All of the topics are thoroughly examined and presented in an accessible way that will appeal to scholars in the fields of law, political science and international relations, as well as to a wider and non-specialist audience. The book is an essential guide to understanding contemporary challenges to data protection across the Atlantic.

About the Authors

Federico Fabbrini is Full Professor of EU Law and Founding Director of the Brexit Institute / Dublin European Law Institute (DELI) at Dublin City University, Ireland. He holds a PhD in European Law from the European University Institute and is a Fulbright Schuman Fellow in International Security at Harvard.

Edoardo Celeste is Associate Professor in Law, Technology and Innovation at Dublin City University, Ireland.

John Quinn is Assistant Professor of Corporate Law at Dublin City University, Ireland.