Preliminary Reference and Dialogue Between Courts as Tools for Reflection on the EU System of Multilevel Protection of Rights: The Case of theData Retention Directive

Abstract

The aim of this Article is to analyze the peculiar jurisdictional reaction that originated at the level of both the European Union (EU) and the Member States following the introduction, on 15 March 2006, of Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, “on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communication services or of public communication networks.”