The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards Approach
Purpose – The text deals with the recent case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the directive on the retention of data (metadata) by providers of electronic communications services for the purposes of investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crimes. The authors seek to clarify...
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doaj-fc664dfa36cb462d91e4956534665efe2020-11-24T21:07:20ZengUniversidade de BrasíliaRevista de Direito, Estado e Telecomunicações1984-97291984-81612017-05-0191476821513The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards ApproachAlessandra SilveiraPedro Miguel FreitasPurpose – The text deals with the recent case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the directive on the retention of data (metadata) by providers of electronic communications services for the purposes of investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crimes. The authors seek to clarify the implications of the declaration of invalidity of this European directive for the EU Member States, towards the protection of legal equality of European citizens. Methodology/approach/design – The text was drafted while there was a pending ECJ’s response to the questions referred by two national courts (one Swedish and one British) on the effects of that invalidity decision on the domestic legislation that transposed it. Thus, the authors sought to anticipate the Court's decision in the light of its settled case law and the reaction of the Member States’ authorities’ after the declaration of invalidity of the referred directive. Findings – In the light of the particularities of the protection of fundamental rights in the EU and the legal model of integration, the authors draw some guidelines as to the procedure to be followed in future cases in order to safeguard the effectiveness of the Union law, namely when it comes to the legal equality of European citizens.http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/RDET/article/view/21513conservation of dataelectronic communicationsfundamental rightsEuropean Union law |
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Alessandra Silveira Pedro Miguel Freitas The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards Approach Revista de Direito, Estado e Telecomunicações conservation of data electronic communications fundamental rights European Union law |
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The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards Approach |
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The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards Approach |
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The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards Approach |
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The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards Approach |
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The Directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the EU Member States: A Fundamental Rights Standards Approach |
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directive 2006/24 declaration of invalidity and the consequences of metadata retention in the eu member states: a fundamental rights standards approach |
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Universidade de Brasília |
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Revista de Direito, Estado e Telecomunicações |
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1984-9729 1984-8161 |
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Purpose – The text deals with the recent case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the directive on the retention of data (metadata) by providers of electronic communications services for the purposes of investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crimes. The authors seek to clarify the implications of the declaration of invalidity of this European directive for the EU Member States, towards the protection of legal equality of European citizens.
Methodology/approach/design – The text was drafted while there was a pending ECJ’s response to the questions referred by two national courts (one Swedish and one British) on the effects of that invalidity decision on the domestic legislation that transposed it. Thus, the authors sought to anticipate the Court's decision in the light of its settled case law and the reaction of the Member States’ authorities’ after the declaration of invalidity of the referred directive.
Findings – In the light of the particularities of the protection of fundamental rights in the EU and the legal model of integration, the authors draw some guidelines as to the procedure to be followed in future cases in order to safeguard the effectiveness of the Union law, namely when it comes to the legal equality of European citizens. |
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conservation of data electronic communications fundamental rights European Union law |
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http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/RDET/article/view/21513 |
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