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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.

Publication Language: English
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ISBN/ISSN: 9780409121926

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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.

 

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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