Running Head: EUROPEAN UNION LAW

European Union Law

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European Union Law

Part A
European Union is a group that includes 27 countries structuring a community to deal
with the issues and conflicts arising member states and to make sure that economic, political,
technological, and social stability is attained by these members. In order to govern state laws of
member countries European Union law was established. EU law is also called European
Community Law that includes stipulations, policies, and treaties that govern member countries
state laws. There are two types of legislations under EU law; these forms are Regulations and
Directives. According to hfgf European Union law is highly important to provide proper
guidelines; it serves as norm of conduct for member states. Despite effective establishment of EU
law, there have been several violations, in this part of the paper the researcher is going to discuss
case of GeraldBStard who recently was elected as Member of Parliament for ABC constituency
of Northwest Sefton in May 2015.
One month after his election, a local news paper published details of Cashforme Ltd
(UK investment company) investigation into his expenses claims in 2000, the investigation
concluded that Gerald didnt knowingly used the funds of company to a villa in Spain and
Mercedes . He left the company in 2014 to start preparations for his election campaign. Initially
it didnt bother him about the news publication about his past activities at CashforMe Ltd. But
he got worried when he found that the news appeared as the top hits on AltaVistra Inc, one of the
leading internet search engine. Now he wants to get the story deleted from Alta Vistras search
engine because he thinks that it is an old news and totally irrelevant to his present professional
activities. Here we are to advice Gerald if he has any legal redress under EU law.

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Under European Union law, the limits to public scrutiny and criticism of politicians,
public officials, and other public figures are defined within the closely meshed relationship of
Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Therefore the case is discussed
under article 8 and 10 of European Convention on Human Rights. Public figures are persons
holding public office or using public resources and broadly speaking, all those who play a role in
public life, whether in politics, the arts, the economy, sport, or social sphere or in any other
domain.

Media may collect and disseminate information about the private lives of public figures
with their consent, which shall not be obtained by deception. In case of Gerald the information
was not taken neither published after taking his consent therefore, he may take action against the
publication.
Moreover, the news published was not at all relevant to his current activities and in 2000
he was proved to be innocent.
According to current law, Gerald significantly has the right to take action against world
leading search engine. The privacy interest of a public figure or public official has diminished
after the case of dfh but that that doesnt mean neither the Constitution nor the law cited
established substantial differences between types of people when it comes to implementing the
rights, i.e. between public figures and private individuals

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In conclusion it can be said that Gerald can establish claim for invasion of privacy if he
meets all the above mentioned hurdles. In Daracie Divita case, jury found that Davita is not able
to meet her substantial burden. She admitted that all factual statements made about her were true
and other states statements made by Ziegier were pure opinion.