Dieter Dörr

Nächtliche Ruhestörung – rechtliche Aspekte

Nahert man sich als Jurist den Themenfeldern Traum und Schlaf, so muss man feststellen, dass diese in der deutschen Rechtswissenschaft wenig Beachtung finden. Zwar weisen etwa die Traumdeutung, die Schlafwandlerei (Payk 1988) oder auch die Bewusstseinsstorung (Kloth in Ders. 2014, Rn. 14–19; Schild in Kindhauser/Neumann/Paeffgen 2013, Rn. 86 f.) zumindest eine gewisse, wenn auch nur geringe strafrechtliche Relevanz auf.

Perspectives on privacy : increasing regulation in the USA, Canada, Australia and European countries

Due to rapid developments in the communication sector, the right to privacy faces new challenges. The increasing digitization and internationalization of communication processes have raised a number of issues, and lead to conflicts wherever national legal systems and moral concepts collide. This title contributes to the international dialogue and offers a starting point for a sustainable policy for the protection of privacy rights.

The Right to Privacy in the Light of Media Convergence -: Perspectives from Three Continents

The rapid change of the culture of communication constantly poses new threats for the right to privacy. These do not only emanate from States, but also from private actors. The global network of digital information has turned the protection of privacy since a long time into an international challenge. In this arena, national legal systems and their underlying common values collide. This collection convenes contributions from European, Australian and US experts. They take on the challenge of providing an intercontinental analysis of the issue and answer the question how the right to privacy could be defended in future.