Handbook on European Data Protection Law: EU and Council of Europe Frameworks
by European Union Agency For Fundamental Rights - FRA
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Description
The Handbook on European data protection law is a legal text prepared by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, the Council of Europe, and the European Data Protection Supervisor. It updates a 2014 edition to explain the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Directive for Police, and relevant case law from European courts. The handbook aims to raise awareness of data protection rules, especially for non-specialist legal practitioners.
Use Cases
Training legal professionals on data protection rules based on the handbook's structured explanations of EU and Council of Europe frameworks.
Analyzing the evolution of data protection law based on the handbook's update from a 2014 edition.
Comparing legal standards based on the handbook's coverage of GDPR, Convention 108, and relevant case law.
Supporting compliance assessments for businesses based on the handbook's explanation of data protection reforms.
Strengths
Authored by authoritative institutions including the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, the Council of Europe, and the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Updates a previous 2014 edition, indicating a revision process.
Incorporated feedback from data protection authorities of at least ten countries, including Belgium, Estonia, France, and the United Kingdom.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
Source
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Council of Europe, European Data Protection Supervisor.
Collection Method
Prepared as a legal handbook, incorporating feedback from national data protection authorities and documentary support from the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Time Range
Updates a 2014 edition; specific temporal coverage of the legal content is not stated.
Freshness
Updates a 2014 edition, but specific publication date is unknown.
Geography
Primarily covers legal frameworks of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
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