Full Description
One of the promises of Brexit was to allow the UK to regain its legislative sovereignty from the EU. However, after Brexit, UK data protection law must remain in line with EU standards in order not to lose the adequacy status that allows personal data to be transferred from the EU. This circumstance generates tensions between the EU, which is committed to preserving its digital sovereignty by ensuring an adequate protection of personal data even beyond its borders, and the UK's ambition to become a champion of the digital economy by adopting an innovative and pro-business legislation in the digital field.
The book analyses the latest legal and policy developments in this context, focusing on data protection but also exploring its intersection with other related regulatory areas, such as artificial intelligence and online safety. Renowned international experts contextualise current regulatory trends and policy proposals to understand whether a new UK model in the field of digital regulation is emerging and to what extent this will exacerbate existing tensions between the UK and the EU.
The book includes an accessible and detailed analysis of the major judicial decisions, laws, and current bills offering an invaluable guide to academics, practitioners, and policymakers navigating the complex issues of cross-border data protection post-Brexit.
Contents
Foreword, Federico Fabbrini (Dublin City University, Ireland)
1. Introduction, Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University, Ireland), Róisín Á Costello (Dublin City University, Ireland), Edina Harbinja (Aston University, UK) and Napoleon Xanthoulis (Southampton Law School, UK)
Part 1: Towards a New UK Data Protection Model?
2. Post-Brexit UK Data Protection: Staying the Course or Charting a New Direction? Karen Mc Cullagh (University of East Anglia, UK)
3. Brexit and Data Protection Law: A Missed Opportunity for Innovative Reform?, Henry Pearce (University of Portsmouth, UK)
Part 2: The Precarious Equilibrium Of The Uk Adequacy Decision: Law Enforcement And National Security
4. Counter-terrorism, Information Sharing and Law Enforcement Cooperation Post-Brexit, Christine Andreeva (Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic)
5. An (In)adequate Data Protection Regime After Brexit? Bulk Surveillance Powers, National Security and the Future Of EU-UK Data Transfers, Sotirios Santatzoglou (Keele University, UK) and Maria Tzanou (Keele University, UK)
6. 'Serious and Systemic'? Live Facial Recognition Technology in the United Kingdom and its Impact on Adequacy, Allison M Holmes (University of Kent, UK)
Part 3: Parallel Challenges: Regulating Artificial Intelligence And Beyond
7. Regulation vs Innovation? A Comparative Analysis of EU And UK Policy Responses on Artificial Intelligence, Lilian Mitrou (University of the Aegean, Greece)
8. Regulatory Divergence: The Effects of UK Technology Law Reforms on Data Protection and International Transfers, Edina Harbinja (Aston University, UK)
Part 4: Digital Sovereignty Tensions And Cross-Border Cooperation Mechanisms
9. The Brussels Effect: Regulatory Standard-Setting and Constitutional Conflicts in Post-Brexit Privacy Law, Róisín Á Costello (Dublin City University, Ireland)
10. Brexit and the Risks of Digital Sovereignism, Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University, Ireland)
11. Towards a Successful Cross-Border Regulatory Cooperation, Peter Hustinx (UK Information Commissioner's Office, UK)
