In the realm of cross-border protection of personal information,the adjustment of international hard law faces challenges in achieving efficiency and ef-fectiveness.Meanwhile,international soft law exhibits prominent theoretical value and practical significance.The international soft law governing the cross-border pro-tection of personal information has evolved into a public-private framework charac-terized by regulatory rules propelled by government and market-oriented rules facili-tated by non-governmental actors.This framework assumes a special role in provid-ing supplementary regulations and guiding principles.However,there is uncertain-ties in the application and transparency of relevant soft law.To fully harness the functionality of international soft law in cross-border personal information protec-tion,the international community should continually enhance the procedural legitima-cy and multi-stakeholder collaboration in the formulation of international soft law.China should be guided by the concept of a community of shared future for man-kind and propel the diversification of international soft law governance platforms and foster market-oriented regulations that facilitate a seamless connection between the systems of international soft and hard laws.By doing so,China can contribute its valuable experiences to the global landscape of data governance.
关键词
全球数据治理/国际软法/数据跨境传输/个人信息保护/非国家行为体
Key words
global data governance/international soft law/cross-border data transfer/personal information protection/non-state actors