Rights of Personality in Scots Law: A Comparative Perspective

Authors: Niall Whitty and Reinhard Zimmermann (eds) Professor Niall Whitty, MA, LLB, FRSE, Visiting Professor, The Law School, University of Edinburgh/Reinhard Zimmermann, Professor, Max-Planck Institute of Foreign Private Law and Private International Law, Hamburg

ISBN: 9781845860271

Format: Paperback/614pp

Price: £50.00

Publication Month: October 2008

This book will consider important trends and issues affecting the law on rights of personality in jurisdictions drawn from the families of common law, civilian law and mixed legal systems. The main focus will be on the private law of personality rights but due regard will be paid to the impact of constitutional legislation and other instruments protecting human rights.

Various tables (covering abbreviations, cases, statutes, statutory instruments, legislation, treaties and conventions) and an index are included.

Introduction - Reinhard Zimmerman and Niall Whitty
From Actio Iniuriarum to Rights of Personality: The Historical Background in Scots Law - John Blackie, University of Strathclyde
Structuring Protection for Rights of Personality in Scots Law - Elspeth Reid, University of Edinburgh
Protection of Personality Interests in Continental Europe - The Examples of France and Germany, and a European Perspective - Gert Bruggemeier, University of Bremen
Personality Rights in South Africa: Reaffirming Dignity - Jonathon Burchell, University of Cape Town
Personality Rights and English Law - Hazel Carty, University of Manchester
Personality Rights and Human Rights - Jim Murdoch, University of Glasgow
Does Intellectual Property have Personality? - David Vaver, University of Oxford
The Scots Law on Defamation: Is There a Need for Reform? - Kenneth Norrie, University of Strathclyde
Personality, Privacy and Autonomy in Medical Law - Graeme Laurie, University of Edinburgh
A Rights of Personality Database - Charlotte Waelde, University of Edinburgh
A Hitchhiker's Guide to Personality Rights in Scots Law, Mainly with Regard to Privacy - Hector L MacQueen, University of Edinburgh