CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Zotaj, Sara |
|---|---|
| Title | Protection of the Personal Data in Albania in Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation |
| Summary | The protection of privacy and personal data in the European Union has developed further by the enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation, which has had an impact not only in the European Union member states, but also on the countries aspiring to become part of the EU, such as Albania. This thesis is going to provide a general overview of the General Data Protection Regulation and Albanian Law under a comparative analysis, aiming at demonstrating the differences that exist among the legislations. The first part of the thesis will be focused on two of the major differences existing between GDPR and Albanian law, specifically the usage of publicly available data, and the right to be forgotten. These two areas will be discussed in order to identify the differences, so to serve as an indication of the state of law in Albania in the area of personal data, while giving recommendations on the steps to be taken in order to be cognizant of the efforts required to comply with the best practices of the Regulation. In order to have an efficient system of protection of personal data, an up-to-date legislation is not sufficient. There is a need for effective institutions that apply the law in practice and this thesis will discuss the level of fines imposed by the regulatory authorities in the European Union and the Information and Data Protection Commissioner in Albania. This thesis will include a critical evaluation of the level of fines, while analyzing if there is a need to change the approach towards sanctions in the Albanian practice, in order to achieve the goal of preventing further breaches of personal data. This thesis will aim to provide a contribution to the further development of the protection of the personal data in Albania, which is an area of law that is gaining more attention after the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation. |
| Supervisor | Fernandez De La Mora, Alvaro |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/zotaj_sara.pdf |
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