CIPPE Study Set with Questions and Detailed Answers

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (1948) first international legal instrument announcing the right to privacy (Article 12), catalyst for other human rights instruments in Europe European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (1950) international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, right to privacy (Article 8) and many more protections of a wide scope Treaty of Rome (1957) established the European Economic Area (EEA, member states plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway), all member states have now incorporated or given effect to ECHR in their national law Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Guidelines of Protection of Privacy and Trans-border Flows of Personal Data (1980) include basic data protection principles and aim to facilitate data flows and protect personal data in a global economy