Privacy Revisited: A Global Perspective on the Right to Be Left Alone

Synopsis

'privacy Revisited' Articulates The Legal Meanings Of Privacy And Dignity Through The Lens Of Comparative Law, And Argues That The Concept Of Privacy Requires A More Systematic Approach If It Is To Be Useful In Framing And Protecting Certain Fundamental Autonomy Interests. A Prolegomenon To Privacy : On The Potential Virtues And Benefits Of A Comparative Legal Analysis Of The Right To Be Left Alone -- The Polysemy Of Privacy : An Analysis Of The Many Faces And Facets Of The Right Of Privacy In The Contemporary United States -- Privacy In Canada : Taming A Notoriously Protean Legal Concept With A Coherent And Purposive Approach -- Privacy In South Africa : Deploying Dignity, Equality, And Freedom To Safeguard The Process Of Democratic Self-government -- Privacy In The United Kingdom : On The Perils And Promise Of Weak-form Judicial Review In Securing Privacy Rights -- Privacy Rights In Europe : Reconciling Privacy And Speech In The Era Of Big Data -- Bringing Meiklejohn To Privacy : On The Essential Complementarity Of Privacy And Speech. Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 189-284) And Index.