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08.12.2016
On 12th July 2016, the European Commission launched the long-awaited EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The shield was born from the ashes of the Safe Harbour with the promise to restore trust through strong safeguards. However, many have considered this instrument stillborn for its failure to convince anyone but its creators of its adequacy, effectiveness and commitment to the level of protection and principles of data protection in the EU. The choice of vague legalese, the introduction of new actors of dubious legal value, and the general trend of seeking a solution to the effect rather than the cause of the problem have all created the feeling of a Damoclean Sword hanging over the ICT industry instead of a Shield protecting the rights and interests of both citizens and businesses.
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26.08.2016
The third article of the LIBRe Stories'
e-Justice Sequence presents a
summary of the deadlines related to the adoption of
the secondary e-Justice legislation and the introduction of different
e-Justice technological aspects on national level in the light of the
long anticipated reform in the sector lasting almost seven years -
2009-2016.
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19.08.2016
The publication “e-Justice is on Active Mode Again - 7 Years Later” (LIBRe Stories, 12.08.2016) presented a chronology of the adoption of the e-Justice legislation until the newest amendments to the Bulgarian Judiciary Act of 09.08.2016. The current follow-up article presents a summary of the changes in the related legal norms in the light of the long anticipated reform in the sector lasting almost seven years - 2009-2016.
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12.08.2016
On 9 August 2016 the amendments of the Bulgarian Judiciary Act were promulgated, after being adopted by the Parliament on 27 July 2016. It is interesting how the general public, being overwhelmed with the scandals around the adoption of the act and its questionable texts, oversaw the adoption of those regulations related to certificate issuing, judicial act issuing, and performing any other prosecutions in electronic format. In other words – the legislative fundament for the e-Justice anticipated for such a long time.
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