Data Protection and Digital Sovereignty Post-Brexit

The book explores the tensions between the EU's commitment to digital sovereignty and the UK's ambition to become a digital economy champion post-Brexit,analyzing legal and policy developments in data protection and other related areas. It includes an accessible analysis of judicial decisions, laws, and current bills to guide academics, practitioners, and policymakers navigating cross-border data protection issues.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Brexit was intended to give the UK back its legislative independence from the EU. However, in order to maintain the adequacy status that enables personal data to be transferred from the EU after Brexit, UK data protection law must continue to comply with EU requirements. This situation creates conflicts between the EU, which is dedicated to upholding its digital sovereignty by ensuring adequate personal data protection even beyond its borders, and the UK's goal to become a leader in the digital economy by enacting innovative and pro-business legislation in the digital sphere.

The book examines the most recent legal and policy developments in this context, with a particular emphasis on data protection but also exploring its relationship with other related regulatory domains, such as artificial intelligence and online safety. Renowned international experts contextualize 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, providing an invaluable guide to academics, practitioners, and policymakers navigating the complex issues of cross-border data protection post-Brexit.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509966486