CJEU
CIPP/E glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/E certified)
CJEU - Court of Justice of the European Union; assesses whether national surveillance laws comply with EU law and the Charter.
In the CIPP/E body of knowledge, CJEU comes up under Ch 12.5 - US: Safe Harbor to Schrems I; Ch 15.3 - Regulating surveillance; Ch 3.9 - Data Retention Directive.
CJEU in context
- The [[Court of Justice of the European Union|CJEU]], based in ==Luxembourg==, is the EU's ==judicial body==, deciding issues of EU law and enforcing EU decisions. (Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU))
- In ==2014== the [[CJEU]] ruled it ==invalid== as disproportionate and incompatible with privacy and data protection under the [[EU Charter]]. (Data Retention Directive)
- In the ==YS / M and S== case the CJEU held a legal analysis in a residency decision was ==not== personal data, even though it drew on the applicant's personal data. ('Relating to' - Content, Purpose and Result)
Where CJEU is covered in the CIPP/E study notes
- Data Retention Directive
- The United States - Safe Harbor, Snowden and Schrems I
- Regulating surveillance: the legal framework
- Module 1 · EU institutions and the legislative process
- Reference · Landmark CJEU/ECtHR cases & major fines
Related terms
- Data Retention Directive
- EU Charter
- Safe Harbor
- FTC
- Schrems I
- Charter
- ECtHR
- European Essential Guarantees
- LED
- Article 23 GDPR
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