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9 Int'l Data Priv. L. 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/intldatpc9 and id is 1 raw text is: International Data Privacy Law, 2019, Vol. 9, No. 1 Introducing the global data privacy prize Christopher Kuner*, Fred H. Christopher Millard**, Nora Dan Jerker B. Svantesson** The vast majority of research published in this journal since its first edition in 2011 has approached data pro- tection and privacy from a European perspective, by fo- cusing on legal developments in Europe or using these developments for comparative purposes. This is perhaps unsurprising given the relatively long-standing protec- tion of data privacy in Europe. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted in the post-war period, provides explicit protection for the right to respect for private life while the German Lander of Hesse adopted the world's first data protection law in 1970 with subsequent developments at national, Council of Europe, and EU (then EC) level over the fol- lowing quarter of a century. Yet, in recent years, many of the most significant developments in data privacy law have taken place out- side of Europe. In 2013, South Africa enacted data pro- tection legislation extending beyond the protection of natural persons to also encompass legal, or 'juristic', persons. Mainland China's Cybersecurity Law took ef- fect in 2017 embodying the state's commitment to 'data sovereignty'. In India, the Data Protection Bill was pub- lished in 2018, following the Indian Supreme Court's judgment in Puttaswamy, a case that truly merits the la- bel 'seminal'. In this judgment, a nine judge bench reached the conclusion, amongst others, that despite the absence of an explicit right to privacy in the Indian Constitution such a right is derived from the constitu- tional protection of liberty. Contemporaneously, Brazil adopted a comprehensive data privacy law with some noteworthy omissions, including the culling of the Cate**, Orla Lynskey**, Ni Loideain**, and provisions providing for an independent data protec- tion authority. These developments are a reminder, if one was needed, that although anchored in domestic and re- gional legal and social norms, data privacy is of global importance. Moreover, as the reach and significance of data privacy law expands globally, it is important for le- gal scholars and practitioners to exchange ideas and de- bate doctrine across territorial boundaries. While acknowledging the limits of legal cross-fertilization, IDPL wishes to contribute to this dialogue between scholars across the world working on data privacy issues. It is our objective to encourage more IDPL sub- missions from beyond Europe. It is for this reason that we are delighted to an- nounce the establishment of the IDPL Global Data Privacy Prize. In selecting the winner of this annual prize, special consideration will be given to scholarly submissions relating to developments outside of Europe and to contributions from authors resident in lower- and middle-income countries. Authors should simply indicate their willingness to be considered for this prize when submitting their piece for publication. The eligible publication period will be January to December each year, with the winner being announced in January of the following year. The winner will be chosen annually by the Editors. doi:10.1093/idpl/ipz002 * EIC. ** Editor. © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com 1

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