TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-border data transfers after the CJEU’s safe harbour decision: A tale of Gordian knots
AU - Svantesson, Dan Jerker B
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - The Court of Justice of the European Union’s recent decision to invalidate the ‘safe harbour’ agreement which has catered for the transfer of personal data from Europe to the US has gained considerable attention. This article will provide a brief discussion of the case, and its potential implications for Australia. It will also examine the decision – and the underlying conflict between privacy and law enforcement – with particular emphasis on the concepts of sovereignty and the so-called rule of law.
AB - The Court of Justice of the European Union’s recent decision to invalidate the ‘safe harbour’ agreement which has catered for the transfer of personal data from Europe to the US has gained considerable attention. This article will provide a brief discussion of the case, and its potential implications for Australia. It will also examine the decision – and the underlying conflict between privacy and law enforcement – with particular emphasis on the concepts of sovereignty and the so-called rule of law.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84983326097&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1037969X1604100110
DO - 10.1177/1037969X1604100110
M3 - Comment/debate/opinion
AN - SCOPUS:84983326097
SN - 1037-969X
VL - 41
SP - 39
EP - 42
JO - Alternative Law Journal
JF - Alternative Law Journal
IS - 1
ER -