European constitutional courts towards data retention laws

Intro -- About This Book -- Contents -- Part I: Data Retention in Europe -- Data Retention in the European Union -- 1 Data Retention Directive: Scope, Aim, Consequences -- 2 The Constitutional Road to Digital Rights Ireland -- 3 National Legislation on Data Retention Under Scrutiny: Tele-2/Watson Develops the Digital Rights Ireland Findings -- 4 Data Retention in the European Union: Where Are We Now? -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Freedom of Communication and Data Retention in Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights -- 1 Freedom of Communication According to the ECtHR -- 2 Klass and Others v. Germany: Landmark ECtHR Judgment for the Analogue Era -- 3 Technology Perspective Pertaining to the Prison System -- 4 Telephone Tapping -- 5 Other Communication Means -- 6 Technology Development as a Challenge to the ECtHR -- 7 Freedom of Communication in the Digital Era -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Data Retention in Judgments of National Constitutional Courts -- Data Retention in Austria -- 1 Implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC in Austria -- 2 Proceedings Before the Constitutional Court -- 3 Decision of the Constitutional Court -- 4 Consequences and Execution of Judicial Decision -- References -- Data Retention in Belgium -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC in Belgium -- 3 Proceedings Before the Constitutional Court (2015) -- 4 Decision of the Constitutional Court (2015) -- 5 Consequences and Execution of Judicial Decision (2015) -- 6 Proceedings Before the Constitutional Court (2018) -- 7 Decision of the Constitutional Court (2018) -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Data Retention in Bulgaria -- 1 Implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC in Bulgaria -- 2 Decision of the Supreme Administrative Court (2008) -- 3 Consequences and Execution of the Judicial Decision (2008).