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Article 12. The right to privacy No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Types of Privacy
1. Physical privacy - Preventing "intrusions into one's physical space or solitude 2. Organizational - Organizations may seek legal protection for their secrets 3 Spiritual and intellectual - Recognition of man's spiritual nature, of his feelings and his intellect 4. Informational - Information or data privacy
Section 2.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Section 3.
(1) The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public safety or order requires otherwise, as prescribed by law. (2) Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the preceding section shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding.
Criminal Law
Art. 128 of RPC: Unlawful entry, search or seizure by any public officer or employee Art. 172-175 of RPC: Falsification of documents Art. 229-230 of RPC: Discovery and revelation of secrets Art. 280-281 of RPC: Trespass Art. 353-354 of RPC: Libel Art. 258 of RPC: Slander Art. 360 of RPC: Publication of defamatory statements The Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (RA No. 9775) Electronic Commerce Act (Republic Act No. 8792, s. 2000) Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA No. 10175)
Civil Law
Chapter 2 of the Civil Code regulates human relations, and mandates that every person shall respect the dignity, personality, privacy and peace of mind of his neighbors and other persons (Art. 26).
The following and similar acts give rise to an action for damages, prevention and other relief (Art. 26): Prying into the privacy of another's residence; Meddling with or disturbing the private life or family relations of another; Intriguing to cause another to be alienated from his friends; and Vexing or humiliating another on account of his religious beliefs, lowly station in life, place of birth, physical defect, or other personal condition.
Anyone who directly or indirectly obstructs, defeats, violates or in any manner impedes or impairs any of the following rights and liberties of another person is liable for damages under the law (Art. 32):
The right to be secure in one's person, house, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures; The liberty of abode and of changing the same; and The privacy of communication and correspondence.
Civil Law
The Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10173 - compliance with international data protection standards
Freedom of movement mobility rights or the right to travel Right of Domicile status or attribution of being a permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction
Common limitations
Philosophical grounds for a right to move
ethics of cosmopolitanism, and utilitarian notions of the benefits of immigration to both receiving countries and immigrants
Freedom of movement between private parties Permissible government restrictions Entrance restrictions in certain countries