Case number and/or case name
VG Schleswig, 14.02.2013 – 8 B 60/12
Details of the court
Germany, First Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Date of the judgement
13 February 2013
CJEU's case law cited by the court
Summary
The applicant invoked the applicability of German data protection law in public law proceedings. The standard terms of the applicant contained a choice-of-law clause in favor of German law. The court held that the applicability of German data protection law is not within the discretion of the parties according to Art. 3 Rome I, because Rome I does not apply to mandatory rules within the meaning of Art. 9 Rome I. Since the German data protection law is such mandatory law, the parties could not agree on its applicability.