Product Description
Neethling on Personality Rights
Authors: Johann Neethling, J Potgieter, Anneliese Roos
Format: Physical Hardcopy
This book is a comprehensive exposition of personality rights and the basis for and extent of the protection thereof in the South African law.
Aimed at students, practitioners and the judiciary, this book focuses on the recognition and protection of the different personality rights through the application of the actio iniuriarium and to a lesser extent the action for pain and suffering. Relevant criminal law and particularly the influence of the South African Bill of Rights are also considered and the protection of personal information under the POPI Act 4 of 2013 is discussed.
Contents:
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Part I - Doctrine and basis for protection of personality rights in positive law
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Chapter 1 - Doctrine of law of personality
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Chapter 2 - Basis for protection of personality rights in South African law
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Part II - Physical integrity
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Chapter 3 - Right to corpus or body
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Chapter 4 - Right to libertas or bodily freedom
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Part III - Good name
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Chapter 5 - Right to fama or good name
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Part IV - Dignitas
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Chapter 6 - Right to dignity
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Chapter 7 - Right to feelings
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Chapter 8 - Right to privacy
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Chapter 9 - Right to identity
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Part V - Data privacy law
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Chapter 10 - Legal protection of personal information
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