http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220406-131255-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/os6-courts-surveillance/ Public Surveillance before the European Courts - Progressive legitimisation or a shift towards a more pragmatic approach? Tzanou, Maria eng 2022-04-06 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 data protection privacy surveillance Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Europe has experienced a significant expansion of state surveillance and counter-terrorism regimes, which demonstrate the increasing appetite of legislators and the executive for the normalisation of surveillance. For long, European Courts offered a powerful pushback against this trend and produced several celebrated victories for fundamental rights over surveillance. However, recent decisions by the CJEU and the ECtHR reveal a different picture, indicating a broader paradigm shift.