Privacy and Constitutional Theory

Abstract

There has been a flood of scholarship over the years on whether there is a “right to privacy” in the Constitution of the United States. Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) was, of course, the Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to this river of commentary. A subject search for “privacy, right of” in the College of William and Mary's on-line library catalog located 360 book titles. A perusal of the leading law review bibliographic indices turned up still more. Whether the Constitution contains some sort of “right to be let alone” is plainly one of the central questions of contemporary constitutional discourse.

Parents' and Children's Perceptions of Privacy Rights In China

“…Privacy is also examined in relation to various social perspectives and issues. It is studied in association with political systems (Engelhardt, 2000;Lubonja, 2001), the American Constitution (Garrow, 2001;Gerber, 2000;Tushnet, 2000), information control (Stefik, 1999;Cho & LaRose, 1999;Lyon, 1998), and health and social care (Bayer, 1989;Kagle, 1984;Manuel et al 1991;Reamer, 1991).…”

Handbook of family communication

“…First, families have exterior privacy boundaries around information that is managed by and belongs to all family members (Karpel,3 It is important to recognize that the CPM theory focus on private information excludes some issues that can be described as privacy issues within families. For example, the term "privacy" sometimes refers to family members' rights to make decisions without being influenced by the larger community or government (Alderman & Kennedy, 1995;Frey, 2000;Gerber, 2000). A pregnant woman's decision regarding whether she should have an abortion, for instance, can be discussed as a type of privacy issue.…”