The Role of International Mediation in Data Protection and Privacy Law

Sinta Dewi, Padjadjaran University Faculty of Law, Robert Walters of Victoria University, Leon Trakman, University of New South Wales Faculty of Law, and Bruno Zeller, University of Western Australia Faculty of Law, have jointly published a timely journal article titled, “The Role of International Mediation in Data Protection and Privacy Law – Can It be Effective?” (2019) 30 Australian Dispute Resolution Journal 61; UNSW Law Research Paper No. 19-77.  In their scholarly article, the authors examine potential role of international mediation in the emerging field of data privacy disputes.

Here is the abstract:

The role of international mediation and mediation more generally in data protection and privacy law can be an effective tool to resolving data disputes. This article will examine the data protection laws of Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, the Philippines, European Union and China. This comparative examination is timely, with the creation of the Convention on Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (Singapore Convention) which opened for signing on 7 August 2019 and the associated Model Law. If implemented and utilised, the Singapore Convention has the potential to become an effective legal mechanism to assist in resolving cross-border personal data disputes.

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