Including Privacy in a Modern Constitution
Office of the Privacy Commissioner (2017)
3 Pages Posted: 24 Feb 2019
Date Written: 2017
Abstract
This article considers Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Dr Andrew Butler’s proposal for a modern constitution to be implemented in New Zealand. The author argues that, if there is to be a written constitution in New Zealand, a right to privacy must be included. The article examines the current protections of the right to privacy in New Zealand, and how a constitutional right to privacy would strengthen New Zealand’s privacy laws and benefit New Zealand’s international standing and trade.
Keywords: Constitutional Law, Public Law, Government, Privacy, Human Rights, New Zealand
JEL Classification: K00, K30
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