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The right of privacy is the human right to privacy. These rights have form the
basis of various privacy laws and are an element of what is permissible
legally which binds an individual, the government and private institutions
from intimidating any individual or institution or threatening an individual
right to privacy.
These rights have been known to give power to the citizens for the
protection of their rights and also have improved immensely transparency of
government and private bodies or individuals that hold and wield power in
the society.
"The right to privacy is a person's right to be left alone by the
government... the right most valued by civilized men."
- Former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
The above statement indicates that the right of privacy is a right that has
been most cherished by all and this right is recognized in International
Human Right Treaties and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
others even thou it was in a broader concept.
Human dignity and autonomy provides a basis as the core values for the
protection of fundamental human rights and privacy under the Nigerian
constitution.
The Human dignity basis seeks to protect the personality of all Nigerian
citizens irrespective of post and position held in the society while the
autonomy basis seeks to protect the independence of all Nigerian citizens
which allows an individual to lead their life without interference from anyone
in the society
Privacy is a legal term that up till date the concept of privacy has proven
difficult to define as it is better described than defined. This has given rise to
so many creditable definitions with the intent of giving an insight into the
concept of privacy.
One such definition is given by an Israelis Law school which define privacy of
rights as an independent right that deserves legal protection in itself
because it is our fundamental right to keep a dominion over all things that
form an integral part of us such as our body, property, thoughts, feelings,
secrets and our identity.
References
http://www.nigerianlawtoday.com/2013/02/redefining-frontiers-of-rightto.html
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology/internet/privacy/
privacy-law.html
http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm
Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) [Online] Available from:
http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm
(Accessed: 23 May 2015)