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LAW41270

Academic Year 2024/2025
This module provides a detailed introduction to data protection and privacy law, taking an international perspective that focuses on Irish and EU law. The course will consider theoretical approaches to conceptualizing an individual’s interest in personal information. It will also introduce the fundamental legal rules governing the handling of that information, including constitutional law, tort law, contracts, and statutory regulation. Particular attention is given to the new European data protection framework established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Name Role
Mr Ronan Lupton Lecturer / Co-Lecturer