Course code

AKJ7184.YK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Transnatsionaalne andmekaitse reguleerimine

Course title in English

Transnational Data Protection Regulation

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

- to understand the variety of institutional arrangements and fundamental goals of data protection law in the transnational environment;
- to develop the knowledge of the student of European Union data protection law from basic rules and principles to their analysis and application in practical situations including contractual relationships;
- to introduce alternative approaches to data protection outside the European Union.

Brief description of the course

This course will examine the fundamental principles transnational data protection law. It is designed to accommodate students both with and without prior knowledge EU law and data protection law. Students will gain an understanding of how the EU legal systems deals with data protection law issues, such as personal data, legitimate processing criteria, principles of data protection and data retention, notification requirements, transfers of data outside the EU and the assessment of data protection adequacy.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has an understanding of the expansive extraterritorial reach of EU data protection law;
- is aware of the main principles of the EU data protection law and its enforcement as laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and relevant EU secondary legislation and as interpreted and applied by the European Court of Justice, the General Court and the European Commission;
- is capable of identifying the basic requirements of EU data protection law for the business, the public sector, and for the regulatory authorities and courts, and to apply them when solving legal problems in a hypothetical case;
- has an understanding of the historical development EU data protection law and other relevant transnational regimes and understand that different jurisdictions may arrive at different solutions to similar cases.

Teacher

Tobias Bräutigam

Study programmes containing that course

Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/24.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/23.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/22.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/21.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/20.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/19.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/18.YK)