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Concluding Remarks: Data Protection Without Data Protectionism
Many states recognize, at least on paper, that data protection and privacy are important values. Nevertheless, they diverge quite jarringly on what the correct level or design of such protection should be. In ...
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Data Protection without Data Protectionism
The Right to Protection of Personal Data and Data Transfers in EU Law and International Trade Law
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Introduction
Data protection is an area where fundamental rights collide with trade policy. Personal data has become an essential asset for the digital economy. Consequently, the free flow of personal data across borders h...
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The Restrictive Effect of the Legal Mechanisms for Data Transfers in the European Union
The right to data protection in Article 8 CFR has an extraterritorial dimension, which requires continuous protection for personal data that is essentially equivalent to the protection guaranteed within the EU...
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Restrictions on Data Transfers and Trade Agreements
In reaction to the stalemate in the multilateral trading system, international governance of digital trade has gradually shifted toward bilateral and regional trade agreements. This allowed countries to start ...
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The Global Reach of the Right to Data Protection
The internet as a technology not only revolutionized communication, it also enabled new forms of trade. Digital trade often involves personal data. Information about individuals now travels around the world on...
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Restrictions on Data Transfers and the WTO
The WTO is not well-known for being an institution that regulates the free flow of personal data across borders. The trade agreements under the auspices of the WTO either predate or coincide with the invention...