Volume : 1, Issue : 5, October - 2012

Privacy as a concept of Law

Gifty Oommen

Abstract :

Privacy as a concept of law is yet to be realized by the Indian government. Though India has been a founder member of the UN, it has failed to include privacy in the constitution in the light of the importance given to press freedom. Press was at a lower pedestal in comparison to privacy as an inalienable right, in the UN Declaration of Human Rights 1948. Today when one finds press freedom overstepping in all directions, it is time to rethink this matter at the constitutional level and include it as a separate individual fundamental right.