Free IAPP CIPP-E Actual Exam Questions - Question 4 Discussion

Maybe C, since the Court of Justice of the EU is the only body with authority to annul EU Directives, unlike the European Court of Human Rights or other regulations replacing it.

It’s C, the Court of Justice of the EU struck it down for breaching privacy laws.

C imo, the key point is that the Data Retention Directive was declared invalid by the Court of Justice of the European Union because it violated fundamental privacy rights. Options A and B don’t fit since those regulations didn’t replace it directly, and D is off because the European Court of Human Rights isn’t part of the EU legal system. The Digital Rights Ireland case is the landmark ruling that actually annulled the Directive, confirming C as the best choice here.

Option C feels right because the Court of Justice of the EU has the authority to annul directives, and I remember the Data Retention Directive was struck down for breaching privacy rights.

C imo makes the most sense since the Data Retention Directive was struck down due to conflicts with EU fundamental rights, and only the Court of Justice of the EU has that power.

This is definitely C, since only the Court of Justice of the EU can annul EU Directives.

Maybe C. The Court of Justice of the EU is the only one that can annul EU directives, so that fits perfectly with why the Data Retention Directive is no longer valid.

C/D? The European Court of Human Rights deals with human rights issues but doesn’t annul EU laws—that’s the Court of Justice of the EU’s role. So it’s definitely not D, making C the logical choice here.

C/D? I'm with those saying the Data Retention Directive was annulled, and since it’s an EU law, the Court of Justice of the European Union is the right court to do that, not the European Court of Human Rights. The ECHR isn't part of the EU judicial system, so D seems off. Also, this wasn’t about being replaced by another directive or regulation like in A or B, but rather struck down for legal reasons. So C makes the most sense here for why it’s no longer part of EU law.

Maybe C, but does the question consider the role of the Court of Justice in data protection cases specifically? Would like to confirm which court actually annulled the Directive.