Libertad religiosa, protección de datos y derecho al olvido

Abstract

Evolución de la jurisprudencia en el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, que está dividido en dos instancias: el Tribunal General, y el Tribunal de Justicia. Evolución de la jurisprudencia de este último órgano, que es el que el que sienta la doctrina sobre dos derechos fundamentales, que son el derecho a la intimidad y el derecho a la protección de datos, relacionados también con el derecho a la libertad de información, en su última jurisprudencia.

This lecture on the fundamental rights to privacy, freedom of speech and data protection, in relation to religious freedom, analyses ECJ Case-law on Case C-131/12 Google Spain, C-293/12 Digital Rights Ireland, C-230/14 Welinmmo and C-362/14 Schrems, that led to the annulment of Data Protection Directive 95/46/CE and catalyzed the implementation of new Regulation 2016/679 on Data Protection. The author elaborates on who might be the “independent control authority” (article 91.2 Regulation 2016/679) in Spain for each religious faith and at ministerial level, what competences and capacities this authority might have within territorial boundaries. The author draws the conclusion that article 9.2 Regulation 2016/679 sets out – also in the field of collective exercise of religious freedom – a fundamental individual right to the non-appearance or concealment of personal data (“right to be forgotten”). The author gives his opinion on Regulation 2016/679 on the limitations on religious data transfer to third countries. The speaker replies to delegate questions on hate speech on social networks, on limiting freedom of speech (and free press) against religious thought and on data protection in the supposed new agreements between the Catholic Church and Spain.