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European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL)
EDPL | 1 Estonia, the Digital Nation -Reflections of a Digital Citizen's Rights in the European Union Report Full Version
2020 •
Paloma Krõõt Tupay
If we define law as a system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties , then the question arises: Which are the rules suitable for a digital county? Are people's rights in a digital nation better protected or do they need enhanced safeguards? Does rights' protection in the digital era need a new approach? Does a digital society have to leave behind the principle ideas of private life and informational self-determination? Searching for answers to these questions, the following long version of this report on Estonia (for the short version see EDPL 2020-2) first introduces the reader into the meaning and content of the Es-tonian 'e-state'. On that basis, it then reflects on the digital nation's impact on the individual and his or her rights and by this, on the questions the legal system has to provide answers for in a digitsed society. OpenAccess long version of the article: https://www.lexxion.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EDPL_Estonia_extended.pdf
Riga Graduate School of Law
Electronic Communications Law Legal Issues and the Effect of It Towards Freedom Security and Justice in the Republic of Latvia
2020 •
Elvīra Cupika
The Law of the Baltic States (2017). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG.
Ramon Loik, Lehte Roots, Tomas Berkmanas, Marek Herm
This is the first book to present the law of the Baltic States in one comprehensive and coherent volume in English. The Baltic States region, which was incorporated by the Soviet Union for 50 years and now is the only such territory in the EU, continues to be characterized by a number of unique traits, problems and developmental trends. This book addresses these facets of law – the status quo, problems and trends – by adopting a comparative perspective structure for all three Baltic States (divided into three main parts – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). Each of these parts examines similar core aspects: General Frameworks, Public Law, and Private Law. Taking into account the peculiarities of each country, the individual chapters provide analyses of principles, problems and developments in specific legal branches. The authors of the book are recognized academics and professionals in the field of law. Taken together, their contributions offer a valuable tool and resource for anyone interested in the law of the Baltic States: students, legal practitioners, scholars, administrators and others.
Baltic Yearbook of International Law Online
The Estonian Tradition of International Law
Lauri Mälksoo
This article introduces the Baltic Yearbook of International Law volume on the Estonian tradition of international law. It interprets the comparative and translational role of the Estonian tradition of international law as a Western borderland physically close to Russia, and thematises this argument through historical examples going back several centuries. Topics discussed include the role of historical figures such as Olaus Hermelin, the 19th century legal positivists in international law, and the founders of the German Ostrecht tradition. The article also examines key Estonian positions in international law such as the role of international law in the UN, international law in cyber conflicts and other issues. One of the conclusions is that international law is an existentially important matter for small States such as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Health and Technology
Personal control of privacy and data: Estonian experience
2017 •
Jaan Priisalu
International Journal of Communication
A Relational Approach to Digital Sovereignty: e-Estonia Between Russia and the West
2022 •
Stanislav Budnitsky
This article explores the cultural logics underlying national digital sovereignty, defined here as statecraft relating to information and telecommunication technologies. Drawing on constructivist theories of national identity and technology, it proposes a relational approach to digital sovereignty that analytically centers national Self-Other dynamics in its development. To do this, the article traces how Estonian governing elites' constructions of Russia and the West as negative and positive Others have informed the state's digital institutions and discourses. It shows that Estonia's nationwide digitization, self-branded "e-Estonia," has been intrinsic to its existential goal of integrating into the Euro-Atlantic community and distancing itself from its Soviet past and the Russian state. Analyzed initiatives include e-government services of the 1990s, cybersecurity measures in the aftermath of the 2007 cyberattacks, and the e-Residency virtual citizenship program of the 2010s. By illuminating how sovereign powers wield digital technologies according to their national identity constructions, this study ultimately reveals the continued significance of nationalism in the digital age.
University of Glasgow
The Securitisation of Cyberspace in Estonia 2007
2018 •
Rage Taufika
Securitisation is an analytical concept which was developed by the Copenhagen School. Its intended function is to provide us with a tool to study the process under which a security threat is constrcuted within a given state or a society. In 2007, cyber attacks against the Estonian state haven been regarded as the “first war in cyberspace”. The langue used by government officials has depicted the attacks as an existential threat to the survival of the state. As a result, the securitisation of cyberspace in Estonia has led to the integration of cyberspace into the national seucirty agenda.
Eastern Journal of European Studies
BOOK REVIEW: Elena Lazăr, Nicolae Dragoș Costescu, Dreptul european al internetului (translated European Internet Law)
Carmen Moldovan
Strani pravni zivot
Special investigative actions in Baltic countries
Veljko Turanjanin
The authors in this paper deal with special investigative actions in Baltic countries. Special investigative measures today represent one of the most important measures in the fight against serious criminal offences, but its improper use endangers fundamental human rights, especially the right to privacy and the right to a fair trial. The article is divided into three main parts. After the introductory remarks, the authors elaborate the Lithuanian criminal procedure legislation, which influenced development of the European Court of Human Rights's jurisprudence in the field of the undercover investigator. Latvian solutions are explained in the next part and its main characteristic are numerous special investigative measures. Finally, the authors explain Estonian legislation. The authors specifically consider and analyse the positions of the European Court of Human Rights through judgments rendered in this field. A wide range of special investigative actions indicates their divers...
Application of principles of European Law in the supreme court of Estonia
2008 •
Carri Ginter
