Dr Ole Schröder

This article examines the extent to which the GDPR and the BDSG apply to the German Bundestag. It focuses on the classification of parliamentary activity under data protection law, balancing state organisation, the democratic decision-making process and data protection.

In *Data Processing Law*, Dr Ole Schröder analyses the growing risk of digital isolation between states and economic areas. The article demonstrates that international data flows are of central importance to modern value chains, digital services and export-oriented companies. The starting point is the observation that data traffic is coming under increasing political, regulatory and security-related pressure. On the one hand, countries such as China and Russia are pursuing their own models of data localisation and control. On the other hand, Western democracies are also posing new challenges to the free flow of data, particularly where data protection, law enforcement and state rights of access to data stored internationally come into conflict. Dr Ole Schröder focuses in particular on the GDPR, the transfer of personal data to third countries and the tension between European data protection law and US access rights. Among other things, the article situates Safe Harbour, Privacy Shield, the Microsoft case and the Cloud Act within the legal and political debate. The central question is how to maintain free data flows between the EU and the US that are at the same time safeguarded by the rule of law. The article advocates for international understanding and workable mechanisms to reconcile data protection, fundamental rights and legitimate law enforcement interests.

This article examines the E-Invoicing Act as a building block of the digitalisation of public administration. It focuses on electronic invoices, the reduction of red tape and efficiency gains in relations between businesses and public administration.

This article examines the significance of geodata for digitalisation, open government and modern public administration. It focuses on the potential for innovation, geodata infrastructure and a practical regulatory framework.

This article examines the relationship between official statistics and academic research. It focuses on research data, access to data and the importance of reliable statistical foundations for academia and policy-making.

This article examines the legal challenges surrounding employee data protection. It focuses on the protection of personal data in the context of the employment relationship, employers’ monitoring interests and the limits of permissible data processing.

This article examines how a systematic language review can be incorporated into the legislative process. The aim is to make the language of legislation more comprehensible, clearer and more accessible to the public.

This doctoral thesis examines the law governing distribution organisations in trade between Germany and South Africa. It focuses on distribution law structures, international trade relations and the legal framework governing economic relations between Germany and South Africa.