question 4 Flashcards
1
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What does article 8 of the european convention on human rights say?
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- everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondences
- There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right
2
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What are two remedies for a breach of privacy?
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- Damages
2. Injunctions and super injunctions
3
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What is an injunction?
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a court order requiring someone to do something specified by the court, or forbidding a specific activity or act.
4
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SPEAK ABOUT NAOMI CAMPBELL CASE
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- The story claimed Campbell was receiving treatment for drug addiction whilst making a public stand against drugs in modelling
- At the High Court, judges held that details of her drug addiction and treatment could be published ‘in the public interest’
- But they found that details of her treatment and photos of her leaving Narcotics Anonymous were a breach of her privacy
- Images of her emerging from NA session deemed “confidential” even though taken in a public street
5
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Can information be private if its in the public domain?
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a judge may refuse to ban publication of material if its already widely published e,g on internet- or easily available to anyone
