Surveillance in the European Union

This chapter provides an overview of the major regulations and case-law governing surveillance in the European Union (EU) over the last several years. It examines the EU instruments that collect and process data for security purposes, and it identifies the new legal basis included in the Treaty of L...

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Autor: Blasi Casagran, Cristina|||0000-0002-4327-2212
Formato: capítulo de livro
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:306398
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/306398
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1017/9781316481127.028
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palavra-chave:SDG 16 - Peace
Justice and Strong Institutions
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Resumo:This chapter provides an overview of the major regulations and case-law governing surveillance in the European Union (EU) over the last several years. It examines the EU instruments that collect and process data for security purposes, and it identifies the new legal basis included in the Treaty of Lisbon with regard to security measures. As for EU bodies involved in surveillance activities, this chapter focuses on the role of Europol as the main EU agency that provides support to the member states in the prevention, combat, and prosecution of crimes. In addition, it examines the tasks of the EU centre "IntCen," in an attempt to determine whether the EU has legal authority to regulate surveillance practices conducted by intelligence services in the member states.