Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Expert Draft) and Legislative Research Report

Author: Zhou Hanhua
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: "Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Expert Proposal Draft) and Legislative Research Report" is the third volume in the "Personal Information Protection Research Series" (a three-volume set) from the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In early 2003, the Information Office of the State Council commissioned the Research Group on Personal Data Protection Law under the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, to conduct a comparative study on the "Personal Data Protection Law" and draft an expert proposal. Zhou Hanhua, a research fellow, served as the head of the research group. After nearly two years of work by the group members, both a mid-term and a final research report were formed. This report is the essence of the entire project. The main content of the manuscript consists of 19 thematic reports, covering topics such as the establishment of the legal name, legislative models, the significance and importance of legislation, the current legislative status, and the basis for legislation. The reports also address the scope of legal application, exceptions to legal application and their stipulation methods, basic principles of personal information processing, the relationship with the Regulations on Government Information Disclosure, different regulatory approaches and their effects on government agencies and other personal information processors, the coordination between personal information protection and the promotion of information free flow, the application of personal information protection law in specific industries, sensitive personal information, the enforcement agency, industry self-regulation mechanisms, the rights of information subjects, cross-border information exchange issues, criminal liability issues, and the changing trends in international personal information protection policies after 9/11, among a total of 19 specialized legislative reports. The manuscript is concise in language, rich in information, clear in argumentation, and addresses cutting-edge research issues.