In this book, the protection of personal data is compared for eight EU member states,namely France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Italy, Sweden andthe Netherlands. The comparison of the countries is focused on government policiesfor the protection of personal data, the applicable laws and regulations, implementationof those laws and regulations, and supervision and enforcement.
Although the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) harmonizes the protectionof personal data across the EU as of May 2018, its open norms in combination withcultural differences between countries result in differences in the practical implementation,interpretation and enforcement of personal data protection.
With its focus on data protection law in practice, this book provides indepth insightsinto how different countries deal with data protection issues. The knowledge and bestpractices from these countries provide highly relevant material for legal professionals,data protection officers, policymakers, data protection authorities and academicsacross Europe.
Bart Custers is Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Center for Law andDigital Technologies of the Leiden Law School at Leiden University, the Netherlands.Alan M. Sears, Francien Dechesne, Ilina Georgieva and Tommaso Tani are all affiliated tothat same organization, of which Professor Simone van der Hof is the General Director.

This book focuses on law in action, rather than on legal theory, providing practical knowledge/insights for legal professionals, policymakers, data protection authorities and academics This book compares practices in eight different European countries, showing different ways of addressing data protection issues and disclosing best practices This book shows that, despite legal harmonization across the EU, practical differences in the implementation, interpretation and enforcement continue to exist

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Netherlands.- Chapter 3. Germany.- Chapter 4. Sweden.- Chapter 5. United Kingdom.- Chapter 6. Ireland.- Chapter 7. .France.- Chapter 8. Romania.- Chapter 9. Italy.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.