Data protection
Background Overview, introduction Documents International legal instruments, National laws information Reports and publications Events Meetings, conference and seminar News 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Madrid, 4-5-6 November 2009 - Presentation by Jean-Philippe Walter, member of the T-PD (French only) - Presentation by Jörg Polakiewicz Global Privacy Standards for a Global World The Madrid Privacy Declaration by the Public Voice (3 Nov) Open Consultation on the Draft Recommendation on profiling Data protection : 2 new jugments of the European Court of Human Rights Statement of Thomas Hammerberg, Commissioner for Human Rights, “Counter-terrorism measures must not violate the right to privacy” Decisions adopted by the Committee of Ministers at Deputy’s level on 2 July 2008 concerning Convention 108 and the T-PD’s work. 28 January 2010 Data Protection Day Council of Europe Data Protection Commissioner New Signatures and ratifications Supervisory authorities Information Contact, links Français		Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No. 108)
		The Convention opened for signature on 28 January 1981 and was the first legally binding international instrument in the data protection field. Under this Convention, the parties are required to take the necessary steps in their domestic legislation to apply the principles it lays down in order to ensure respect in their territory for the fundamental human rights of all individuals with regard to processing of personal data. (more ...)
		Additional protocol to Convention 108 regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows (ETS No. 181)
		With the increase in exchanges of personal data across national borders, it is necessary to ensure the effective protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in particular the right to privacy in relation to such exchanges of personal data. The Additional Protocol opened for signature on 8 November 2001 requires Parties to set up supervisory authorities, exercising their functions in complete independence, which are an element of the effective protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. (more ...)
		Amendments to Convention 108 allowing the European Communities to accede
		Accession by the Communities reflects the European Union's wish to develop co-operation with the Council of Europe and help create a stronger international forum on data protection, particularly vis-à-vis third countries As it stands at present, only states may be Parties to the Convention. It was therefore necessary to draft amendments allowing the European Communities to accede. These amendments were adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 15 June 1999. (more ...)