IAPP CIPP/US Practice Exam

Answer: C - The concept of legal discovery in the United States was established from the U.K. common law system. EU countries usually seek information in a legal setting through requests to a judge rather than discovery requests.
 
Regulations in the EU favor compelled disclosure by a court rather than through discovery. This presents a basis for many conflicts over cross-border e-Discovery conflicts originating in the United States and requesting data held in the EU.