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Legal Remedies for Personal Data Protection in European Union
Legal Remedies for Personal Data Protection in European Union

Author(s): Carmen Tamara Ungureanu
Subject(s): EU-Legislation
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: GDPR; data subject; data protection; administrative proceedings; judicial proceedings;

Summary/Abstract: In Romania, in the vibrant discussions on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one of the issues less explored deals with the legal remedies for personal data protection. This is the topic of the present study, considered in an international – cross border context which is structured in two parts. In the first part terms frequently used will be explained and clarified. The second part will be focused on the core issue, meaning the pathways - the administrative way and the judicial way - data subject have at his/her disposal for restauration of the violated right, the fundamental right to the protection of personal data.If the administrative way is chosen, data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. If data subject is choosing the judicial path, he/she has the right to act either against the supervisory authority or against the controller or processor.

  • Issue Year: VI/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 26-47
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: English