Privacy in the 21st century / by Alexandra Rengel.
2013
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Author
Title
Privacy in the 21st century / by Alexandra Rengel.
Published
Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2013.
Copyright
©2013
Call Number
K3263 .R46 2013
ISBN
9789004191129 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004191127 (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004192195 (e-book)
9004191127 (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004192195 (e-book)
Description
xii, 267 pages ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)858550146
Summary
" ... Alexandra Rengel offers an assessment of the international right to privacy within both a historical and modern context. The book explores the underpinnings of privacy in religion, philosophy, and the law. The author explores the evolution of the legal concept of the right to privacy and offers a comparative law analysis of the global protections of privacy offered by individual states, international agreements, and recognized international legal norms"-- Provided by the publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Variant Title
Privacy in the twenty-first century
Table of Contents
Foreword
vii
Acknowledgements
xi
Introduction
1
ch. 1
Fundamental Rights
9
I.
The Philosophical Origins of Human Rights Law
9
A.
Natural Law
10
B.
Positive Law
15
II.
The Development of Human Rights Law from Natural and Positive Law Principles
18
ch. 2
What Is Privacy?
27
I.
Defining Privacy, Its Origins and Its Importance
27
II.
The Concept of Privacy
32
III.
The Right to Privacy: An Overview
34
ch. 3
Threats to Privacy in Modern Times
41
I.
New Technologies Affecting Privacy
41
A.
Identity Cards
43
B.
Biometrics
47
C.
Communications and Surveillance
51
1.
Video Surveillance and CCTV
55
2.
Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones)
58
3.
Internet Surveillance
60
4.
Workplace Surveillance
62
5.
International Surveillance
64
6.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
66
7.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
68
D.
Social Networks
72
ch. 4
The General Right to Privacy as a Norm of International Law
77
I.
Treaties as a Source of International Law
79
A.
Treaties and the General Right to Privacy
80
II.
Customary International Law as a Source of International Law
88
A.
Customary International Law and the General Right to Privacy
97
ch. 5
Salient Issues: The Right to Privacy in Specific Contexts
109
I.
Search and Seizure
109
A.
International Law and Jurisprudence
109
B.
State Practice
117
II.
Intimate Conduct
131
A.
International Law and Jurisprudence
131
B.
State Practice
138
III.
Data Protection
145
A.
International Law and Jurisprudence
145
B.
State Practice
151
ch. 6
Privacy in the Age of Terrorism
165
I.
The Exchange of Privacy for Security
165
II.
The Backlash: Civil Liberties Reconsidered and a Reclaiming of the Right to Privacy
179
ch. 7
Appraisal and Recommendations
189
I.
Balancing The Right To Privacy Against Other Societal Interests
189
II.
The Effect of Globalization on Technology
190
III.
Technology, Knowledge, and Privacy by Design
192
IV.
The Future of Privacy
196
Conclusion
199
Appendix: Privacy Protections in the Constitutions of Countries
205
Index
257