安全、“重要数据”与中国法院
2022-08-31
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《数据出境安全评估办法》（“《办法》”）自9月1日起实施，预计将引发一系列由国家互联网信息办公室（“网信办”）进行的安全评估。任何“数据处理者”计划将其在中国境内收集和产生的“重要数据”出境到其他国家，都必须通过网信办的安全评估。如果未能通过安全评估，数据处理者是否可以在法庭上质疑网信办的决定？Read more
Security, “Important Data”, & Courts in China
2022-08-31
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The coming into effect of the Measures for the Security Assessment of Outbound Data Transfers (the “Measures”) on September 1 is expected to trigger a series of security assessments conducted by the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”). Any “data processor” planning to transfer to another country “important data” collected and generated inside China is required to pass the CAC’s security assessment. If the CAC decides against the data processor, can the CAC’s decision be challenged in court? Read more
宪法和隐私：中国如何认定一项地方性法规违宪
2022-07-13
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美国联邦最高法院最近关于堕胎和枪支管制问题的裁决引起了全世界的关注。有趣的是，在地球的另一端，中国国家立法机构关于地方性法规与国家宪法不符的决定（从而引发了该地方性法规的修改）几乎没有引起人们的注意。这决定是关于什么的？它是如何作出的？这样一个说明中国立法的宪法审查的典型事例，如何才能更好地被人认识并产生更积极的影响？Read more
Constitution and Privacy: How China Found a Local Regulation Unconstitutional
2022-07-13
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Recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on issues concerning abortion and firearm regulation have drawn worldwide attention. Interestingly, on the other side of the globe, a decision by China’s national legislature that a local regulation was inconsistent with the country’s constitution (thereby triggering an amendment to the local regulation) has gone almost unnoticed. What was the decision about? How was it made? How can such an exemplary instance illustrating the constitutional review of Chinese legislation be better known and used to produce more positive impact? Read more
