CIPP/E Certification Exam from IAPP
Questions and Answers
1. Adoption year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Answer 1948
2. Who ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Answer General Assembly of United Nations
3. What is Art. 12 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights about
Answer Privacy of family, home & correspondence
Protection of law against inferences to privacy
4. What is Art. 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights about
Answer Freedom of opinion & expression
Any media, regardless of frontiers
5. Which Art. of Universal Declaration of Human Rights solves conflicts
between Art. 12 & Art. 19 - And how.
Answer Art. 29(2) - Individual rights are NOT absolute, such as to protect freedom of others,
morality, public order, etc.
6. Adoption year of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
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8
, Answer Signed in Rome in 1950, In force in 1953
7. Who ratified the European Convention on Human Rights
Answer Council of Europe (CoE)
8. How many member states in the Council of Europe
Answer 47 member states, mostly in Europe, open to non European states
9. Why is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) such a
powerful instrument
Answer Because of the large scope of fundamental rights and freedom it protects
10. What is Art. 8 of European Convention on Human Rights
(ECHR) about
Answer Right to respect private and family life and correspondence
11. What is Art. 10 of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
about
Answer Free- dom of expression
12. What is the judicial body enforcing the European
Convention on Human Rights
Answer The European Court of Human Rights
13. Other term for Council of Europe Convention for the
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Questions and Answers
1. Adoption year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Answer 1948
2. Who ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Answer General Assembly of United Nations
3. What is Art. 12 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights about
Answer Privacy of family, home & correspondence
Protection of law against inferences to privacy
4. What is Art. 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights about
Answer Freedom of opinion & expression
Any media, regardless of frontiers
5. Which Art. of Universal Declaration of Human Rights solves conflicts
between Art. 12 & Art. 19 - And how.
Answer Art. 29(2) - Individual rights are NOT absolute, such as to protect freedom of others,
morality, public order, etc.
6. Adoption year of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
1/
8
, Answer Signed in Rome in 1950, In force in 1953
7. Who ratified the European Convention on Human Rights
Answer Council of Europe (CoE)
8. How many member states in the Council of Europe
Answer 47 member states, mostly in Europe, open to non European states
9. Why is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) such a
powerful instrument
Answer Because of the large scope of fundamental rights and freedom it protects
10. What is Art. 8 of European Convention on Human Rights
(ECHR) about
Answer Right to respect private and family life and correspondence
11. What is Art. 10 of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
about
Answer Free- dom of expression
12. What is the judicial body enforcing the European
Convention on Human Rights
Answer The European Court of Human Rights
13. Other term for Council of Europe Convention for the
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8
