The Latest CJEU and ECtHR Judgments on the Law Enforcement Directive and the Use of Data in Criminal Proceedings

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Year: 2024

Speaker

Dr. Xavier Tracol, currently serving as a Senior Legal Officer at EUROJUST since September 2008, specializes in EU privacy and personal data protection law within the Data Protection Office in The Hague. He concentrates on legal aspects of serious crime investigations and prosecutions. Additionally, Xavier is an active member of EUROJUST's Security Committee.

Prior to EUROJUST, from April 2000 to September 2008, Xavier was an Appeals Counsel at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He also practiced law in Paris as an attorney.

Xavier shares his expertise by lecturing on EU law at the University of Grenoble Alpes' LLM programme and frequently speaks at international conferences on privacy and data protection. He contributes to EU projects like the European Informatics Data Exchange Framework for Courts and Evidence.

Educationally, Xavier holds multiple degrees, including a PhD in Public Law with top honors, and is certified as a Data Protection Officer. He's an esteemed member of various professional boards and has authored numerous publications in both English and French, focusing on international criminal appeal proceedings, privacy rights, and EU law. His interests span EU Court of Justice case law, fundamental rights, mass surveillance, data retention, and legal risk management.

Topic

The presentation explores various aspects of criminal justice across borders, focusing on specific cases and judgments. One of the cases discussed involves the recording of biometric and genetic data by the police, identified as Case C-205/21. This case raises important legal questions regarding the processing of sensitive data for law enforcement purposes.

Additionally, the document analyzes other cases involving public hearings, intercepted telephone conversations, and the disclosure of personal information by the media. The judgments rendered in these cases emphasize fundamental rights such as privacy protection and the balance between public interest and individual reputation.

Courts carefully consider the necessity of interference in private matters and the handling of sensitive personal data by law enforcement agencies. These legal...