Privacy

The Minimal Area of Privacy - Israel

Ruth Gavison Israeli Reports To the 10th Intl. Congress of Comp. Law
The Minimal Area of Privacy - Israel

A Reprint From "Israeli Reports To the 10th Intl. Congress of Comp. Law": "The definition of "privacy" is notoriously elusive.1 The difficulties stem from various sources, and may be found on many levels. The usage of the term is loose, and its bo...

Privacy

Ruth Gavison The New Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Privacy

Abstract: Privacy is related to the interest individuals have in limiting the access of others to them or to information about them. It is distinct from, but related to, interests in liberty, autonomy or intimacy. Often, limiting access to oneself...


Feminism and the Public/Private Distinction

Ruth Gavison Stanford Law Review, 45 Stan. L. Rev. 1
Feminism and the Public/Private Distinction

Summary: ... In this paper I want to examine, in some detail, the identification of one such villain: the "public/private distinction." ... For these reasons, my focus on the feminist challenge to the public/private distinction should be relevant ...

Too early for a Requiem: Warren and Brandeis were right about Privacy vs. Free Speech

"One hundred years ago Warren and Brandeis published their classic article, which advocated that the common law could and should grant a remedy for violations of privacy.1 They identified two paradigmatic types of invasions of privacy: The exposur...


Privacy and the Limits of Law

Ruth Gavison The Yale Law Journal, Volume 89, Number 3
Privacy and the Limits of Law

Anyone who studies the law of privacy today may Avell feel a sense of uneasiness. On one hand, there are popular demands for increased protection of privacy, discussions of new threats to privacy, and an intensified interest in the relationship be...

Should We have a "General Right to Privacy" in Israel?

In recent years there has been a growing concern about privacy in many countries. Consequently demands are being made that the law should afford privacy a more adequate protection. This new concern about privacy may seem surprising when we recall ...