Mixing EU Security and Public Health Expertise in the Health Threats Decision

Ruijter, Anniek de

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3104489

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“…These data then inform decisions by the EU Health Security Committee, where all member states and the European Commission decide how to respond consistently. This could include invoking an urgency procedure for a central marketing authorisation of pandemic vaccines and joint procurement 810…”

Section: European Cooperationmentioning

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Coronavirus shows how UK must act quickly before being shut out of Europe’s health protection systems

Flear

Ruijter

McKee

2020

BMJ

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Section: European Cooperationmentioning

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Coronavirus shows how UK must act quickly before being shut out of Europe’s health protection systems

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Ruijter

McKee

2020

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Creating standards for Canadian health data protection during health emergency – An analysis of privacy regulations and laws

Sarabdeen

Chikhaoui

Ishak³

2022

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COVID-19 and privacy in the European Union: A legal perspective on contact tracing

Kolfschooten

Ruijter

2020

Contemporary Security Policy

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When disease becomes a threat to security, the balance between the need to fight the disease and obligation to protect the rights of individuals often changes. The COVID-19 crisis shows that the need for surveillance poses challenges to the right of privacy. We focus on the European Union (EU), which has a strong data protection regime yet requires its member states to exchange personal data gathered through contact tracing. While public authorities may limit the right to privacy in case of public health threats, the EU provides little guidance when such limitations are proportionate. To define standards, we analyze existing EU case law regarding national security measures. We conclude that on the proportionality of contact tracing in the EU it is difficult to reconcile public health measures and individual rights, but guidance can be taken from understandings of proportionality in the context of security, particularly in the current COVID-19 emergency.

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Mixing EU Security and Public Health Expertise in the Health Threats Decision

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Coronavirus shows how UK must act quickly before being shut out of Europe’s health protection systems

Coronavirus shows how UK must act quickly before being shut out of Europe’s health protection systems

Creating standards for Canadian health data protection during health emergency – An analysis of privacy regulations and laws

COVID-19 and privacy in the European Union: A legal perspective on contact tracing

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