A celebrity fight-back "par excellence".

Lauterbach, Thorsten

Abstract

Having hardly had time to recover from the judgment in Campbell v. MGN Ltd., the Strasbourg judges' decision in von Hannover v. Germany (Application no. 59320/00, judgment of 24 June 2004. While the judgment is not yet reported, it has been published on the ECtHR website: http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?item=1%26portal=hbkm%26action=html%26highlight=59320/00%26sessionid=1094295%26skin=hudoc-en) has landed a potentially bigger blow to the tabloid press and paparazzi alike. This article examines the victory of Princess Caroline of Monaco against the German press and evaluates the likely impact of the judgment on the delicate balance between the individual's right to privacy and the press's freedom of expression.

Citation

LAUTERBACH, T. 2005. A celebrity fight-back "par excellence". Computer law and security report [online], 21(1), pages 74-77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2005.01.018

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 26, 2025
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2005
• Deposit Date: Mar 28, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 28, 2025
• Journal: Computer law and security report
• Print ISSN: 0267-3649
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 74-77
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2005.01.018
• Keywords: Celebrities; Privacy; Human Rights Act 1988
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2762204