NCJ Number
2202
Date Published
1969
Length
323 pages
Annotation
THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY IS EXAMINED IN LIGHT OF RECENT SUPREME COURT CASES.
Abstract
ABSOLUTE RULES DO NOT OFFER USEFUL SOLUTIONS TO CONFLICTS IN VALUES. SOME OF THE RULES OF CONDUCT WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE THE VALUES OF PRIVACY WITH OTHER VALUES ARE TO BE IDENTIFIED. THE CONCEPT THAT PRIVACY IS IN EVERY RESPECT A TWO-WAY STREET IS DEVELOPED. IN THIS RESPECT RECENT CASES INVOLVING WIRETAPPING, ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE IN GENERAL, RIGHT TO COUNSEL AND SELFINCRIMINATION ARE DISCUSSED. CONCERN IS EXPRESSED ABOUT THE PRESS' FAILURE TO PRESENT A BALANCED PICTURE. IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY HAS ONLY VERY RECENTLY ACHIEVED WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED A CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION. THE RECOGNITION OF A CLAIM TO PRIVATE PERSONALITY IS RELATIVELY MODERN. A TABLE OF CASES DISCUSSED IS PRESENTED. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)