Law, morality, and the private domain /

The extent to which the law ought to preserve a distinctly private realm is a pressing concern in our surveillance society in which personal information is increasingly collected, transferred, and stored.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wacks, Raymond
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Aberdeen, Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2000.
Series:HKU Press law series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Introduction; Part One
  • Morality and Rights; 1. What is the Judicial Function; 2. Can a Judge Be Just in an Unjust Legal System?; 3. Are Judges Morally Accountable?; 4. Is Legal Validity Morally Neutral?; 5. Do Animals Have Moral Rights?; 6. Can 'Human Rights' Survive?; PART TWO
  • THE PRIVATE DOMAIN; 7. What Is'Privacy'?; 8. Should the Concept of Privacy Be Abandoned?; 9. Can the Law Protect the Private Domain?; 10. Are Privacy and Free Speech Possible in Cyberspace?; 11. Can Privacy Co-exist with a Free Press?; 12. Is the Private Domain Doomed?; Sources; Index.