Schrems II Resources and References
This post is intended to serve as a running list of key articles, resources, and primary law associated with Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/18) EU:C:2020:559, commonly referred to as “Schrems II.” Please email hello@brooksfirm.law if you’d like to be notified when this resource is updated from time to time.
Key Events and Materials
- 1995: European Data Protection Directive
- 2000: U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework
- 2000: European Commission Safe Harbor Framework Adequacy Decision
- 2001 European Commission Decision 2001/497/EC (SCC I)
- 2004: European Commission Decision 2004/915/EC (SCC II)
- 2010: European Commission Decision 2010/87 (SCC III)
- 2015: “Schrems I” CJEU Judgement
- 2016: EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
- 2016: European Commission Privacy Shield Adequacy Decision
- 2016: European Commission Implementing Decision 2016/2297 (SCC IV)
- 2018: General Data Protection Regulation enforcement begins
- 2020: “Schrems II” CJEU Judgement
Professional Commentary
- Understanding ‘Schrems 2.0’, IAPP, October 3, 2017
- Schrems II Confirms Validity of EU Standard Contractual Clauses, Invalidates EU–U.S. Privacy Shield, Jonesday.com, July, 2020