Commercial exploitation of attributes of an individual's personality, such as name, voice and
likeness, forms a mainstay of modern advertising and marketing. Such indicia also represent …

South Africa is infamous for its history of disenfranchising most of its population under the
dehumanizing policy of apartheid. A country of almost 50 million people, South Africa has a …

In Roman law, what we call a right to privacy can be somehow recognized, but without a
specific legal definition or a characteristic content This is a consequence of the needs of the …

The deciphering of the human genetic code in 2003 has been widely acknowledged as a
major achievement in genetic science but it has given rise to a number of legal and ethical …

The aim of this study was an examination of the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality
in medical law, the causes of actions under which the medical practitioner can be find liable …

In casu the plaintiff, a former commissioner of police and a controversial public figure, sued
the defendant for damages for defamation arising from the publication of two articles and a …

Facebook and the protection of personality The decisions in Sooknunan, Heroldt and Isparta
are important since they focus attention on the social media, especially Facebook, and spell …

Die reg op vryheid van spraak of uitdrukking van die pers en ander media en die
persoonlikheidsregte op die goeie naam, die eer, die privaatheid en die identiteit geniet …

The primary objective of this article is to determine whether the search and seizure
measures employed in the South African criminal justice system are in need of any reform …

An important part of crime investigation is the obtaining of evidence through the search and
seizure of persons and things. The South African Constitution recognises that state …