Chapter 27 Self-test questions

. What does Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights say?

'Every person needs respect for their private and home life, their communications, and financial and health information'

'The rights of privacy outweigh the rights to freedom of expression if publication of material could cause humiliation, distress or harm to the person whose privacy is violated'

'Each human being has the right to expect intimate and family matters, and health and monetary matters, to be kept private'

'Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence'

. A claimant seeking an injunction to stop the media from publishing information about his/her private life must first demonstrate that he/she has a 'reasonable expectation of privacy' in relation to the information.

True

False

. In a privacy ruling the judge will balance the claimant's Article 8 rights to privacy with what consideration?

The defendant's Article 10 rights to freedom of expression

The argument for the media to be the public's watchdog

The public interest in the case

Whether the claimant has previously brought any privacy cases

. The European Court of Human Rights set out factors to be considered by judges when considering a privacy case. The factors which the ECtHR said judges should consider include the degree to which the relevant material contributes to a debate of ______interest to society.

. What is a 'super-injunction' in privacy law?

The name given to an injunction which stops TV and radio, as well as newspapers, publishing material

An injunction which includes a clause banning the media from identifying who applied to the court for the injunction

An injunction which includes a clause banning the media and anyone else from publicising the fact that the injunction has been made

A court order which combines several injunctions

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