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The New American Privacy, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
The New American Privacy, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
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The European Union sparked an intercontinental furor last year with proposed legislation to supersede the 1995 Data Protection Directive (DPD). The EU Parliament approved legislation in a 49-3 committee vote in October. The text, which is not yet published in its current draft at the time of this writing, may yet be amended before being accepted by the union’s 28 member states. The legislation is billed a money saver because it would harmonize EU member states’ data protection laws, which have diverged under the DPD umbrella. The business community is not convinced, fearful that costly new demands will strain balance …
Teaching Access, Or Freedom Of Information Law, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
Teaching Access, Or Freedom Of Information Law, Richard J. Peltz-Steele
Faculty Publications
Based on the author's experience developing and administering the course and materials, this article provides an introduction and resources to teach a graduate journalism or professional law school course on access to government, commonly called "freedom of information law", which may be constructed as a capstone course in law school. The appendices provide supporting material and references.