Dilemma of Legal Application and Difficulty of Law Enforcement Cooperation in Cross-border Data Flow

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Dilemma of Legal Application and Difficulty of Law Enforcement Cooperation in Cross-border Data Flow

Yuying Hou 1*
  • 1 School of Humanities, Donghua University, Shanghai, China    
  • *corresponding author houyuying@mail.dhu.edu.cn
LNEP Vol.97
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
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Abstract

Cross-border data transfers have sparked legal disputes and regulatory difficulties while simultaneously advancing the expansion of the digital economy. This article explores the legal conflicts and law enforcement cooperation dilemmas in cross-border data flows from the perspective of the offense of violating the privacy of citizens in China's Criminal Law. This article uses theoretical analysis and comparative analysis to analyze data sovereignty theory, international flow of production factors theory, privacy rights theory and global governance theory, compares the regulatory rules of the United States, the European Union, Russia and China, and reveals the difficulties China faces in cross-border data flow law enforcement cooperation. This article proposes that China should improve its domestic legal system, add extraterritorial effect clauses, strengthen the research and development of data security technologies, and actively take part in the creation of global regulations to meet the challenges of cross-border data flows. Building an effective regulatory framework and balancing the free flow of data and the protection of personal information is of great significance to achieving sustainable development of the global economy and digital economy.

Keywords:

cross-border data flow, legal conflict, personal information protection, law enforcement cooperation, data sovereignty

Hou,Y. (2025). Dilemma of Legal Application and Difficulty of Law Enforcement Cooperation in Cross-border Data Flow. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,97,55-63.
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Hou,Y. (2025). Dilemma of Legal Application and Difficulty of Law Enforcement Cooperation in Cross-border Data Flow. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,97,55-63.

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References

[1]. Irion, K. 2012. Government cloud computing and national data sovereignty. Policy & Internet (4): 42–43.

[2]. Sun, N. & Zhang, X. 2015. On data sovereignty: An investigation based on cyberspace games and cooperation. Pacific Journal (2): 3.

[3]. European Parliament. 2020. Digital sovereignty for Europe. European Parliamentary Research Service Ideas Paper Briefing.

[4]. Budnitsky, S. & Jia, L. 2018. Branding internet sovereignty: Digital media and the Chinese–Russian cyberalliance. European Journal of Cultural Studies 21(5): 605.

[5]. Avila Pinto, R. 2018. Digital sovereignty or digital colonialism? Sur International Journal on Human Rights 15(27): 19.

[6]. Trachtman, J. P. 1998. Cyberspace sovereignty, jurisdiction and modernism. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: 563.

[7]. CRS. 2020. Internet regimes and WTO e-commerce negotiations. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service.

[8]. U.S. Congress. 2018. Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), Pub. L. No. 115-232, 132 Stat. 2173.

[9]. Executive Office of the President. 2021. Executive Order 14034: Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries. Federal Register 86(111): 31423–31426.

[10]. UNCTAD. 2021. Digital economy report 2021: Cross-border data flows and development: For whom the data flow. [R/OL]. https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/der2021_en.pdf (Accessed: 2023-01-12).

[11]. Li, Q. 2023. Legal issues of international regulation on cross-border flow of personal data. Liaoning University. DOI:10.27209/d.cnki.glniu.2023.002463.

[12]. Russian Federation. 2014. Federal Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data Article 18(5), as amended by Federal Law No. 242-FZ on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts.

[13]. Russian Federation. 2022. Amendments to the Federal Law on Personal Data (No. 266-FZ), Articles 11 and 12. http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202207140080 (Accessed: 2022-12-17).

[14]. Lei, M. & Sun, Y. 2021. Legal regulation of cross-border data flow: From the perspective of data rights protection. In: Shanghai Law Research Annual Vol. 6. Beijing University of Technology School of Law and Humanities: 10. DOI:10.26914/c.cnkihy.2021.032929.

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