Privacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"

The Constitution of the Republic of Serbia safeguards the right to privacy through several aspects, as does the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The cornerstone in this area is the Law on Personal Data Protection from 2018. In line with the ultima ratio principle of crim...

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Main Authors: Banović Jovana M., Radisavljević Ivana M.
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Language:English
Published: Serbian Sociological Association, Belgrade 2025-01-01
Series:Sociološki Pregled
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0085-6320/2025/0085-63202501036B.pdf
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description The Constitution of the Republic of Serbia safeguards the right to privacy through several aspects, as does the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The cornerstone in this area is the Law on Personal Data Protection from 2018. In line with the ultima ratio principle of criminal law, the Criminal Code protects these data when the most severe violations occur, pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Code. However, with the daily expansion of science, technology, and innovative means of communication and recording, this takes on a different, "digital" dimension. Naturally, this trend calls for certain adjustments in regulations, as well as in their interpretation and application. In this paper, the authors aim to highlight key provisions of the aforementioned regulations and their current and future interpretation within the context of digital society, with a particular focus on criminal law aspects. This complexity is further amplified by the development of artificial intelligence, which inherently relies on the use of vast amounts of data. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the critical elements in the protection of privacy rights, particularly those related to personal data most closely linked to individuals, and to raise the question of potential legislative amendments.
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spelling doaj-art-0131941d334f45d69b805d62db5c95d42025-08-20T01:50:45ZengSerbian Sociological Association, BelgradeSociološki Pregled0085-63202560-48802025-01-01591365610.5937/socpreg59-567300085-63202501036BPrivacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"Banović Jovana M.0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6324-487XRadisavljević Ivana M.1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1445-7071Univerzitet u Beogradu, Fakultet bezbednosti, Beograd, SerbiaUniverzitet u Beogradu, Pravni fakultet, Beograd, SerbiaThe Constitution of the Republic of Serbia safeguards the right to privacy through several aspects, as does the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The cornerstone in this area is the Law on Personal Data Protection from 2018. In line with the ultima ratio principle of criminal law, the Criminal Code protects these data when the most severe violations occur, pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Code. However, with the daily expansion of science, technology, and innovative means of communication and recording, this takes on a different, "digital" dimension. Naturally, this trend calls for certain adjustments in regulations, as well as in their interpretation and application. In this paper, the authors aim to highlight key provisions of the aforementioned regulations and their current and future interpretation within the context of digital society, with a particular focus on criminal law aspects. This complexity is further amplified by the development of artificial intelligence, which inherently relies on the use of vast amounts of data. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the critical elements in the protection of privacy rights, particularly those related to personal data most closely linked to individuals, and to raise the question of potential legislative amendments.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0085-6320/2025/0085-63202501036B.pdfprivacypersonal dataunauthorized collectionunauthorized recordingcriminal law protection
spellingShingle Banović Jovana M.
Radisavljević Ivana M.
Privacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"
Sociološki Pregled
privacy
personal data
unauthorized collection
unauthorized recording
criminal law protection
title Privacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"
title_full Privacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"
title_fullStr Privacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"
title_full_unstemmed Privacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"
title_short Privacy, personal data protection and the digital age: A (criminal) law "omnibus"
title_sort privacy personal data protection and the digital age a criminal law omnibus
topic privacy
personal data
unauthorized collection
unauthorized recording
criminal law protection
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0085-6320/2025/0085-63202501036B.pdf
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