Child\u27s right to privacy in the media

Pravica do zasebnosti je elementarna človekova pravica, ki človeka varuje pred državno oblastjo, javnostjo in drugimi posamezniki. Vsak posameznik sme sam z garancijo države odločati o tem, katere posege v zasebnost bo dopustil. Kadar je ta posameznik otrok, ki načeloma ne more sam sprejemati odločitev, moramo njegovo pravico do zasebnosti obravnavati posebej pazljivo. V magistrski nalogi sem se osredotočila na otrokovo pravico do zasebnosti v medijih. Mediji pogosto posegajo v pravico do zasebnosti otrok. Po eni strani jim lahko s tem povzročijo nepopravljivo škodo, po drugi strani pa so koristno orodje za uveljavljanje otrokovih pravic. Kadar mediji poročajo o otrocih, lahko pride do konflikta med otrokovo pravico do zasebnosti in svobodo medijev do izražanja. Varovanje otrokove zasebnosti se razlikuje glede na okoliščine, v katerih se otrok nahaja. Otrok je lahko neznan javnosti, lahko ima slavne starše ali je sam slavna osebnost. Prav tako se različno obravnavajo otroci, ki so del sodnih postopkov. Posebej sem izpostavila poročanje medijev o kazenskih postopkih. V Sloveniji so glavne metode varstva otrokove pravice do zasebnosti zakonodaja, sodno varstvo in samoregulacija. Opredelila sem se tudi do izvajanja starševske skrbi na področju otrokove pravice do zasebnosti v medijih ter do pomena otrokove avtonomije pri odločanju o objavi. Na koncu naloge sem obravnavala otrokovo pravico do zasebnosti v medijih v primerjalnem pravu Združenega kraljestva in Združenih držav Amerike.The right to privacy is a fundamental human right that protects people from the national authority, the public, and other individuals. Every individual is guaranteed by the government the freedom to decide which intrusions of his privacy he will allow. When the individual is a child who, in principle, cannot make his own decisions, his right to privacy has to be addressed with particular care. In my Master\u27s thesis, I focused on children\u27s right to privacy in the media. The media often interferes with children\u27s right to privacy. On the one hand, the media can thus cause irreparable damageon the other hand, the media can be a useful tool for asserting children\u27s rights. When the media report on children, a conflict can arise between the child\u27s right to privacy and the media\u27s freedom of expression. Protecting a child\u27s privacy differs depending on the child\u27s circumstances. A child may be anonymous in the general public, he may have renowned parents, or the child may be a celebrity. Moreover, children involved in judicial proceedings are also subject to a different treatment. I particularly emphasized media reports on criminal proceedings. In Slovenia, the main methods of protecting children\u27s right to privacy include the legislation, judicial protection, and self-regulation. I also specify my position on parental care regarding the child\u27s right to media privacy, and the meaning and importance of the child\u27s autonomy when making decisions regarding publication of information. Finally, I address children\u27s media privacy rights with a comparative study of the law of the United Kingdom, and the law of the United States of America