From pastoral nomads to global citizens : the development of privacy and data protection in Mongolia. Lessons from the European Acquis
From pastoral nomads to global citizens : the development of privacy and data protection in Mongolia. Lessons from the European Acquis
Date
2021
Authors
Batmunkh, Oyundari
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Abstract
The right to privacy is a fundamental human right that is protected in a majority of
constitutions worldwide as well as a number of international human rights instruments in
addition to national legislations. The right per se demonstrates the premise of human freedom
and dignity which is an integral value in democratic society. The violation of the said right
might range from the state’s intrusion upon private life, arbitrary or unlawful interference by
private entities, to the disclosure of private information by an individual without the owner’s
consent and so forth. The violation of these rights leads to severe consequences. Furthermore,
the emergence of the information and communication technology and the rapid evolution of the
Internet has changed the traditional concept of privacy. Mass processing of personal data on the
Internet poses a serious threat to the right to privacy. The correlation between the right to
privacy and data protection has long been debated among scholars, however it is incomplete to
explain the right to privacy without also touching upon the concept of data protection. This
paper examines the privacy and data protection legislations in Mongolia, a young democratic
country landlocked between two big powers, in accordance with historic and cultural aspects.
On the same note, it researches the European legislation practice, which claimed to be the global
standard setter in the field.
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Second semester University: University of Graz
Keywords
right of privacy,
data protection,
Mongolia,
Europe,
European Convention on Human Rights,
European Court of Human Rights,
comparative law