Author: Irakli Leonidze

Irakli Leonidze is a Doctoral Candidate at the Faculty of Law of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia. He is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for Business Law, Labour and Social Law at the Faculty of Law of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany.

Data Protection Rights Born of Recent Reform in Georgian Law

Introduction

On June 14, 2023, the Parliament of Georgia took a significant step toward safeguarding personal privacy by adopting a new Law “On Personal Data Protection”. Entering into force on March 1, 2024, the legislation marks a transformative shift in Georgia’s legal framework for data protection, aligning it more closely with the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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