Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Spain) - Tribunal Supremo

Date: 07/10/2006

Subject: The decision reiterates an interpretation already made by the Tribunal Constitutional de Espana in case no. 292 of 30.11.2000. The decision holds that the right to the protection of personal data must be distinguished from the right to a private life in accordance with the European Union's Charter of fundamental rights, which considers as separate rights the right to private and family life and the right to the protection of personal data

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 8 Personal data: fairly processing

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Notices: Effectiveness of the Charter
The decision directly cites the Charter of Nice in arriving at its decision