PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY: EVALUATING INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND LAWS
Sam S. Siryon, BA.LLB Honors, 3rd Semester, Apeejay Stya University-Gurgaon (India)
The right to privacy has been explicitly defined in several jurisprudences as a fundamental right which aims to protect people’s correspondence, effects, things and avoid unauthorized and unjustifiable interference of the State or other authorities. This right includes the ability to control the collection, use and disclosure of personal data, including health records, financial information and communications. In this paper, we will examine the actual definition, scope and application of our fundamental right to privacy, evaluating this concept from three legal systems including the USA, India and Liberia. The primary objective of this paper is to ascertain whether the right to privacy is applicable to everyone, to what extent can this right be restricted, what are the grounds to establish a person’s legal right not to disclose his effects, correspondence or things. The right to privacy is a fundamental right to be left alone and have control over one’s personal information, activities and choices. This right protects individuals from unwarranted intrusion into their lives, encompassing personal data, family matters and private spaces. This right is not absolute and can be subject to reasonable restrictions if a state action meets certain tests of legality. While considering the application of the right to privacy, we will expand into the technological impact on privacy and opinions of prominent justices across several jurisprudence, so as to give us an in depth understanding of this unique right. This paper examines the right to privacy from an international perspective, taking into consideration the meaning, applications and scope from different international treaties, laws, conventions and national protection of the right to privacy.
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