Neethling on Personality Rights
This book is a comprehensive exposition of personality rights and the basis for and extent of the protection thereof in the South African law.
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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.
Table of contents
Part I - Doctrine and basis for protection of personality rights in positive law
Chapter 1 - Doctrine of law of personality
Chapter 2 - Basis for protection of personality rights in South African law
Part II - Physical integrity
Chapter 3 - Right to corpus or body
Chapter 4 - Right to libertas or bodily freedom
Part III - Good name
Chapter 5 - Right to fama or good name
Part IV - Dignitas
Chapter 6 - Right to dignity
Chapter 7 - Right to feelings
Chapter 8 - Right to privacy
Chapter 9 - Right to identity
Part V - Data privacy law
Chapter 10 - Legal protection of personal information
