- Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), formerly known as the Court of Justice of the European Communities colloquially the Court of Justice or the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Sometimes called the Luxembourg Court for its location. Not to be confused with the Strasbourg Court (ECtHR)!
- Jurisdiction:
- Interprets, enforced, annuls EU laws, sanctions EU institutions.
- Significance for data privacy:
- Adjudicates alleged data protection violations under the Charter of Fundamental Rights and other EU laws such as the GDPR, Directive etc.
- Notable Cases:
- Ryneš Case
- Google Spain
- Digital Rights Ireland
- Tele2 Sverige and Watson
- Schrems I
- Schrems II
- Nowak v DPC
- Privacy International
Introduction to European Data Protection European Union Institutions
European Court of Justice
- The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Automatic Processing of Personal Data of 1981 (The CoE Convention)
- The EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC)
- The EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (2002/58/EC) (ePrivacy Directive) – as amended
- The EU Directive on Electronic Commerce (2000/31/EC)
- European data retention regimes
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