When Privacy Can Stifle Free Speech ; New Laws Brought in to Protect People's Privacy Are Eroding Free Speech, Argues Media Lawyer Tony Jaffa , Who Says Some Balance Must Be Restored
Western Daily Press › July 14, 2009
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Iwas invited to appear on Panorama's review of privacy and freedom of speech on BBC1. You may have blinked and missed me, my 15 minutes of fame became a somewhat less impressive 15 seconds.
But the programme itself raised some interesting issues, not only for followers of celebrity gossip and froth, but also for those who are interested in rather more serious issues arising from privacy and freedom of expression.See the full content of this document
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When Privacy Can Stifle Free Speech ; New Laws Brought in to Protect People's Privacy Are Eroding Free Speech, Argues Media Lawyer Tony Jaffa , Who Says Some Balance Must Be Restored
But first, a quick resume of the law.
The Human Rights Act specifically made the European Convention for Human Rights part of English law for the first time. In particular, it introduced into our law the right of privacy (contained in Arti...See the full content of this document
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