Selected Actual Topics from European Union Personal Data Protection Law
BASIC DATA
course listing
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course code
MOL5030
course title in Estonian
Valitud aktuaalseid teemasid Euroopa Liidu isikuandmete kaitse õigusest
course title in English
Selected Actual Topics from European Union Personal Data Protection Law
course volume CP
4.00
ECTS credits
6.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
autumn - spring
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
HAJM08/25
yes
Structural units teaching the course
MO - Department of Law
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course aims in Estonian
Õppeaine eesmärgiks on anda teadmised ja ülevaade valitud aktuaalsetest teemadest EL isikuandmete kaitse õiguse ja andmekaitsereformi raamistikus.
course aims in English
Provide knowledge of different selected actual aspects of EU personal data protection law and EU data protection reform.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Üliõpilane:
1) selgitab viimaseid suuremaid arenguid EL isikuandmete kaitse õiguses;
2) rakendab üldiseid teadmisi EL isikuandmete kaitse valdkonnas koos vastava selgitusega;
3) leiab ja selgitab peamisi õiguslikke lähenemisi, mis reguleerivad isikuandmete kaitse valdkonda Euroopa Liidus ja on suuteline neid õiguslikke lähenemisi kohaldama üksikjuhtumitele kaasuste lahendamise näol;
4) analüüsib ja arutleb EL andmekaitsereformist tulenevate ja ainekursusel käsitletavate uute kontseptsioonide teemadel;
5) arutleb isikuandmete kaitse vajalikkuse teemadel ning kohaldada neid arutlusi EL andmekaitsereformist tulenevate uute muudatuste (GDPR) raamidesse.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
The student:
1) applies and explains the general understanding of the latest developments in the EU data protection law;
2) student can apply general knowledge about EU personal data protection and explain its content;
3) finds and explains the main legal approaches governing personal data protection in the European Union and can apply these legal approaches to case-specific cases;
4) analyzes and discusses issues related to new EU concepts of data protection reform and new subject-related topics.
5) Is able to discuss the issues of the need for personal data protection and apply these discussions within the framework of the new EU data protection reform (GDPR).
brief description of the course in Estonian
Aines käsitletakse isikuandmete kaitse ja andmekaitse reformi olulisemaid ja aktuaalsemaid valitud teemasid. Kursus keskendub EL õigusele ja andmekaitsereformile.
brief description of the course in English
This subject focuses on the most important and up-to-date selected topics in the area of personal data protection. The course focuses on EU law ja and EU data protection reform.
type of assessment in Estonian
eristav hindamine
type of assessment in English
graded assessment
independent study in Estonian
Kogu kursuse vältel vastavalt aine õppejõu poolt antud juhistele
independent study in English
During the entire course according to the learning guidelines given by the lecturer
study literature
Mandatory reading materials: 1. Handbook on European Data Protection Law – 2018 edition (https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-coe-edps-2018-handbook-data-protection_en.pdf);
2. Guidelines of European Data Protection Board (EDPB) – will be further specified during lectures;
3. Case law brought out in CJEU fact sheet: “https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2018-10/fiche_thematique_-_donnees_personnelles_-_en.pdf”;
4. Selected European Data Protection Law articles further specified during lectures (https://edpl.lexxion.eu/) – access for students through TalTech digital library;
Voluntary additional reading materials:1. The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR): a commentary / edited by Christopher Kuner ... [et al.] (available @ TalTech Library);2. DPO handbook: data protection officers under the GDPR / Thomas J. Shaw (available @ TalTech Library);3. Determann's field guide to data privacy law: international corporate compliance / Lothar Determann (available @ TalTech Library);4. European Data Protection Board guidelines: https://edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-docum
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
4.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
2.0
lectures
14.0
practices
0.0
practices
-
exercises
2.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus or link to Moodle or to home page
2025/2026 autumn
Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
English
    Evaluation crit_MOL5030 ENG.pdf 
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    2024/2025 autumn
    Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
    English
      MOL5030 Selected Actual Topics from EU Personal Data Protection Law_2024.pdf 
      2023/2024 autumn
      Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
      English
        MOL5030 Selected Actual Topics from EU Personal Data Protection Law_S23 (1).pdf 
        2022/2023 autumn
        Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
        English
          2021/2022 autumn
          Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
          English
            Evaluation crit_MOL5030 ENG.pdf 
            2020/2021 autumn
            Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
            English
              Evaluation crit_MOL5030 ENG.pdf 
              2019/2020 autumn
              Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
              English
                Evaluation crit_MOL5030 ENG.pdf 
                2018/2019 autumn
                Kärt Salumaa-Lepik, MO - Department of Law
                English
                  Evaluation crit_MOL5030 ENG.pdf 
                  Course description in Estonian
                  Course description in English