European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg towards privacy violation in the media. Part 2. Impact of the case law on public debate in Poland

Michał Zaremba

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In the era of the celebritization of political life and the so-called intimization of media content issue of the boundaries of legal protection against violations of privacy by the media is becoming increasingly important. In the first part of this article („SM” 2014, nr 2), the position of the European Court of Human Rights in the matters mentioned above is presented. In this part the favorable media Court’s position has been contrasted with much more restrictive relevant national rules. The possible effects of the Court’s approach on the public debate in Poland are analyzed. Attention has been drawn to the fact that this approach makes it easier for citizens to formulate judgments about moral attitudes of public figures, especially politicians.

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privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, public debate, celebritization of politics, press law, media law; the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms