„Legitimate interest” in press as a circumstance excluding illegality of personal rights’ violation Cover Image

„Uzasadniony interes” w publikacjach prasowych jako okoliczność wyłączająca bezprawność naruszenia dóbr osobistych
„Legitimate interest” in press as a circumstance excluding illegality of personal rights’ violation

Author(s): Katarzyna Błeszyńska
Subject(s): Media studies, Criminal Law, Civil Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: legitimate interest; legitimate public interest; special diligence and integrity of journalism; personal rights violation; illegality exclusion

Summary/Abstract: The journalists have an obligation to protect personal right of third parties. The legitimate importance is non-statuory circumstances excluding illegality of personal rights violation by the press. The journalists rely on it very often in their publications, unfortunately understanding it as a social interest in the matter. There is a clear need of defi ne the meaning this vague legal concept, upon the existing case law of the Polish Supreme Court and representatives of legal doctrine.

  • Issue Year: 60/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 57-67
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish