Information systems and criminal data files – criminal investigations – data protection rules In the framework of the Criminal Justice Programme of the European Commission and in close cooperation with the Council of Europe, the University of Castilla‐La Mancha is launching the II Edition of Judicial Training on Data Protection in Criminal Proceedings – DPiCP Project The 1 st Workshop is hosted by the Council of Europe and will take place from 7 to 9 October 2009 in Strasbourg. – Building of the Council of Europe, Palais de l´Europe, room 9. Judges and Prosecutors of EU Member States and candidate countries are invited to attend the Workshop, as well as representatives of the Ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs of the European Union, candidate countries, Norway, Israel and US. Simultaneous translation in English, German and Spanish Data Protection in Criminal Proceedings II Edition 1st Workshop ‐ Strasbourg – 7 to 9 October 2009
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Data Protection in Criminal Proceedings II Edition...MORENO, Francisco – Spain SMITH, David – United Kingdom 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee ‐ break 11.30 – 12.30 Agreements of cooperation
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In the framework of the Criminal Justice Programme of theEuropean Commission and in close cooperation with theCouncil of Europe, the University of Castilla‐La Mancha islaunchingtheIIEditionofJudicialTrainingonDataProtectioninCriminalProceedings–DPiCPProject
JudgesandProsecutorsofEUMemberStates and candidatecountries are invited to attend the Workshop, as well asrepresentativesoftheMinistriesofJusticeandInternalAffairsof the European Union, candidate countries, Norway, IsraelandUS.
Inthe80’stheCouncilofEuropewasapioneerinstitution in the protection of personal data,with the adoption of the 108 Convention forthe protection of individuals with regard toautomatic processing of personal data, on 28January 1981. In the specific area of criminalinvestigations the Council of Europe adoptedthe Recommendation R(87) on regulating theuseofpersonaldatainthepolicesector.
TheEuropeanUnionhasalsopaidattentiontothedataprotection issues incriminalmatters.The Schengen Convention and later Europoland Eurojust establish their own systems forprocessing and exchanging criminal data andintroduced appropriate rules on dataprotection. The FD 2008/977/JAI on dataprotection in criminal matters and the FD2009/315/JAI on criminal records will be
applicable for the exchange of informationbetween the EU Member States wheninvestigating and prosecuting transnationalcriminaloffences.Inthefightagainstterrorismandorganised transnational crime, judges andprosecutors should also apply domesticlegislation governing data protection incriminalmatters.
Mostofthejuristsdoesnothavethenecessaryknowledge of the principles, guarantees andrightsondataprotectionincriminalmatters.
TheDPiCPProjectaimstopromotethedebatebetween judges,prosecutorsandexperts fromtheMinistriesofJusticeand InternalAffairs inthis specific field. It includes also theelaboration of adequate training materials forjudicialschoolsandjudicialtrainingcentres.