To protect or (not) to protect: definitional complexities concerning personal (and non-personal) data within the EU

The article critically elaborates on the still ongoing evolution of the definition of personal data protection within the European Union system, considering both the CJEU rulings and the current regulatory framework. To this end, first, it considers the constitutionalization of the personal data protection elaborated by the CJEU and the boundaries between personal data protection and other fundame [...]

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A new book on general principles concerning fundamental rights: what is their role after the Lisbon Treaty?

This book, just published by Prof. Chiara Amalfitano, analyses the role that EU general principles have taken in the protection of fundamental rights within the EU since the Lisbon Treaty. In particular, the author focuses on the relationship between written law (the Charter of Fundamental Rights) and unwritten law (the general principles) within the institutional framework of the EU.The book dem [...]

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