Data Protection, Migration and Border Control - (Hart Studies in European Criminal Law) by Teresa Quintel (Hardcover)

About the Book

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Universitâe de Luxembourg and Uppsala Universitet, 2021) issued under title: Managing migration flows by processing personal data within the adequate data protection instrument. Scoping exercise between general and law enforcement data protection rules applicable to third country nationals.

Book Synopsis

This book assesses data protection rules that are applicable to the processing of personal data in a law enforcement context. It offers the first extensive analysis of the LED and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. It illustrates the challenges arising from the unclear delineation between the different data protection instruments at both national and EU level. Taking a practical approach, it exemplifies situations where the application of data protection instruments could give rise to a lowering of data protection standards where the data protection rules applicable in the law enforcement context are interpreted broadly. The scope of data protection instruments applied by law enforcement authorities impacts processing for purposes of border control, migration management and asylum because there is an unclear delineation between the different data protection instruments.

Review Quotes

"Quintel's book serves as a timely and incisive critique of gaps in the implementation of data protection in the context of migration ... Quintel's work stands as an important contribution to the ongoing discussions on safeguarding the personal data of vulnerable populations." --Common Market Law Review

About the Author

Teresa Quintel is Assistant Professor at the Maastricht European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity, the Netherlands.