African Subregional Mechanisms for Providing Information Privacy: a General Description

V. O. Serohin V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1973-9310

Keywords: human rights, inviolability of private life, privacy, information privacy, personal data protection

Abstract

african subregional mechanisms for information privacy providing are summarized (within the Economic Community of West African States, the Southern African Development Community, the East African Community, the Economic Community of Central African States, and the Economic and Monetary Community in Central Africa). It has been substantiated that the development of national personal data protection legislation in parallel with model laws at the subregional level is an effective way to promote information privacy.

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Author Biography

V. O. Serohin, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Professor of Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law
Doctor of Science (Law), Full Professor
Svobody Square, 4, Kharkiv, 61022, Ukraine
v.a.seryogin@karazin.ua

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