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Razsodbo Evropskega sodišča za človekove pravice VON HANNOVER v. GERMANY iz 24. junija 2004. Šlo je pritožbo princese Caroline Monaške zaradi stalnega objavljanja njenih fotografij v medijih. Pred tem je izgubila na vseh domačih sodiščih.

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Zanimiva je obrazložitev - zapisali so, da če javna oseba ne opravlja javne funkcije, poseg v njeno zasebnost ni dovoljen (npr., celo če javna oseba večerja v javni (!) restavraciji s prijatelji - ne na uradni protokolarni večerji) - splača pa se pogledati tudi pritrdilno ločeno mnenje Boštjana M. Zupančiča.

d. Conclusion

76. As the Court has stated above, it considers that the decisive factor in balancing the protection of private life against freedom of expression should lie in the contribution that the published photos and articles make to a debate of general interest. It is clear in the instant case that they made no such contribution since the applicant exercises no official function and the photos and articles related exclusively to details of her private life.

77. Furthermore, the Court considers that the public does not have a legitimate interest in knowing where the applicant is and how she behaves generally in her private life even if she appears in places that cannot always be described as secluded and despite the fact that she is well known to the public.

Even if such a public interest exists, as does a commercial interest of the magazines in publishing these photos and these articles, in the instant case those interests must, in the Court's view, yield to the applicant's right to the effective protection of her private life.