The right to the protection of personal data. Some relevant topics about its regulation in Peru

Abstract

What guarantees do we have as titleholders of theright to personal data protection? Does the Political Constitution of 1993 truly protect this right in aproperly way? Which role does the relatively recentPeruvian Law on the Personal Data Protection playto that effect? In this article, the renowned constitutionalist gives answers to these questions with a brief and detailed analysis of the Peruvian Law on the Personal Data Protection and its rules of procedure, focusing in its pros and cons, but also of the Peruvian National Personal Data Protection Authority’s role and functions to that effect.

Keywords

• Hábeas data
• autodeterminación informativa
• Ley de Protección de Datos Personales
• Autoridad Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales