Refining Privacy in Tort Law (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

This book is about privacy interests in English tort law. Despite the recent recognition of a misuse of private information tort, English law remains underdeveloped. The presence of gaps in the law can be explained, to some extent, by a failure on the part of courts and legal academics to reflect on the meaning of privacy. Through comparative, critical and historical analysis, this book seeks to refine our understanding of privacy by considering our shared experience of it. To this end, the book draws on the work of Norbert Elias and Karl Popper, among others, and compares the English law of privacy with the highly elaborate German law. In doing so, the book reaches the conclusion that an unfortunate consequence of the way English privacy law has developed is that it gives the impression that justice is only for the rich and famous. If English courts are to ensure equalitarian justice, the book argues that they must reflect on the value of privacy and explore the bounds of legal possibility.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	2013
Authors:	Patrick O'Callaghan
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	170
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-31883-2
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Torts / delicts Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > Citizenship & nationality law > General Promotions
LSN:	3-642-31883-5
Barcode:	9783642318832

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