The Right to be Forgotten: Formation and Recognition

Relevance. The right to be forgotten is the right of individuals to exclude, restrict or delete links and personal information on the Internet. This right was particularly emphasized in 2014 by the CJEU in a ruling in the Google Spain case. Originally originated as the right to "forget your criminal past", the right to be forgotten with the development of the Internet has received a new life. In this regard, the issues of recognition of the right to be forgotten, the definition of the essence and forms of implementation of this right are of considerable interest to the doctrine of international law.
The purpose is to research various approaches to formation and recognizing the right to be forgotten.
The objectives of the research are as follows: to consider the formation and development of the right to be forgotten in the practice of European data protection authorities; to determine the contribution of the EU Court in the international recognition of the right to be forgotten; to identify the main forms of implementation of this right.
Methodology. The article is based on the methods of analysis, formal legal, systemic legal, comparative legal methods and the method of interpretation of law.
Results. During the scientific work, various approaches were identified in understanding the essence and forms of realization of the right to be forgotten, an understanding was developed about the possibility of consolidating this right as international law, the role of the EU Court in the subsequent recognition and understanding of the right to be forgotten was determined.
Conclusion. The contribution of the overwhelming majority of European data protection authorities shows that they advocate recognition and clarification of the right to be forgotten. Despite the recognition by the EU Court of the right to be forgotten, nevertheless, it has not become an internationally recognized human right, but has only become a recognized right in the European Union and a number of individual States. Establishing the right balance between the right to be forgotten and other competing rights will largely determine whether the right to be forgotten can become an international universal law.

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