[http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm The Human Rights Act 1998] is the United Kingdom's enactment of European Legislation
The particular article concerned with privacy is Article 8:
RIGHT TO RESPECT FOR PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE
1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
Weblinks: [http://www.takingitglobal.org/themes/hr/ Taking It Global on human rights] - this is an intersting take on Human Rights complete with illustration!
Effect of Human Rights Act on photography is already being felt strongly in the media, see recent articles in the [http://www.bjphoto.co.uk British Journal of Photography].
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