A school district wonders whether Directive 95/46/EC case law still informs GDPR interpretation. Which statement is most accurate?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Old maps can still help you read a new highway system. Directive 95/46 is not today’s main EU DP statute, but CJEU thinking from that era often carries forward where GDPR concepts line up. You do not pretend the Directive is still the live general text—and you do not trash every prior principle either.
Full Explanation
The GDPR repealed and replaced Directive 95/46/EC as the general EU data-protection instrument, so the Directive is not the in-force primary text. Nevertheless, Court of Justice jurisprudence and principle-level reasoning developed under the Directive frequently remain relevant where GDPR provisions continue similar concepts. US Supreme Court case law does not bind EU GDPR interpretation, and Directive-era judgments were not globally annulled as worthless.