Comparative Perspectives on the Right to Privacy : Pakistani and European Experiences / by Sohail Aftab.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aftab, Sohail.

Series:

Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 2214-9902 ; 109

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict of laws.

International law.

Comparative law.

Human rights.

Civil rights.

European communities.

Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law.

Human Rights.

European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

Politics and Human Rights.

Local Subjects:

Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law.

Human Rights.

European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

Politics and Human Rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book focuses on devising a comprehensive protective mechanism for the right to privacy in Pakistan. It argues that the existing legal regime lacks an effective remedy for victims of privacy violations and emphasizes the need for comprehensive legislation to safeguard this crucial right. Pursuing a multidisciplinary approach, the book thoroughly explores the issue of media intrusions into people’s privacy through thematic media content analysis and highlights the significant impacts of these intrusions on victims’ lives. In the process, the book addresses various conceptual aspects, their relevance, and their implications for privacy-related disputes during adjudication. Recognizing that theoretical underpinnings alone may not be sufficient to create a legal regime “from scratch,” it explores the enforcement of the right to privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as interpreted and enforced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The book subsequently goes beyond exploring international law by analyzing the impact of media-and-privacy cases on privacy protection in two major member states: Germany (a civil law jurisdiction) and the United Kingdom (a common law jurisdiction). Drawing upon these conceptual and comparative legal deliberations and findings, the book provides concrete guidelines for a new privacy law in Pakistan.

Contents:

Introduction

The problem and its scale: Privacy invasions of Pakistani media

The concept of the right to privacy

Right to privacy and freedom of expression in the Constitution of Pakistan

Reconciling the freedom of expression with the right to privacy: Protecting private life from media invasions under the ECHR

Privacy protection in ECHR member states: Germany and the United Kingdom

Recommendations: A privacy law for Pakistan.

Other Format:

Print version: Aftab, Sohail Comparative Perspectives on the Right to Privacy

ISBN:

9783031455759

3031455754

OCLC:

1422232167