Public Law Studies Quarterly

The Conditions for Government Intervention in the Private Life of Citizens from the Perspective of the European Convention on Human Rights

Document Type : Article

Author

Mohammadmehdi Barghi

Assistant Prof, Department of Law, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Meybod University, Meybod, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2022.333240.2925
Abstract
One of the most challenging issues in the legal and political systems of countries is to consider a mechanism that can create a reasonable balance between protecting the interests of society on the one hand and respecting the private life of citizens on the other. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights addresses this issue. In paragraph one of this article, the Contracting States are obliged to respect the private life of their citizens and in Paragraph two, while prescribing the interference of governments in the private life of citizens in certain circumstances, enumerates the requirements for this. The present study addresses the question of what is the meaning of private life in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and what are the requirements set forth in paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Convention which allows governments to interfere in the private life of citizens? The study conducted in this article showed that private life is a broad and dynamic concept according to the European Convention on Human Rights, which encompasses various dimensions and is updated in accordance with cultural and social changes. The interference of the Contracting States in the private life of its citizens shall be permitted only if it is lawful, pursues a legitimate aim and is deemed necessary in the eyes of a democratic society.

Keywords

Compliance with the law
European Court of Human Rights
private life
European Convention on Human Rights
Legitimate intervention
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  1.  English

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 54, Issue 3
Autumn 2024
Autumn 2024
Pages 1761-1778

  • Receive Date 31 October 2021
  • Revise Date 11 April 2022
  • Accept Date 22 May 2022

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