Right to Privacy
Right to Privacy

Summary/Abstract: The ECHR and the ICCPR guarantee the right to privacy, which includes the protection of family life, home and correspondence. The ICCPR also guarantees the right to protection of honour and reputation. Although this right is not explicitly listed in the ECHR, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) acknowledged a similar interpretation of the concept of privacy in its judgments. The ECtHR accepts a wider interpretation of the concept of privacy and considers that the content of this right cannot be predetermined in an exhaustive manner. According to ECtHR case law, privacy encompasses, inter alia, the physical and the moral integrity of a person, sexual orientation, relationships with other people, including both business and professional relationships.

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