Digest Spouses Hing vs Choachuy

Constitutional Law: Right to Privacy… September 21, 2014 by 2014  by The Lawyer's Post

G.R G.R. No. No. 17 1797 9736 36,, un! un! "6 "6,, "# "#13 13,, $P $P%& %&$' $'$ $ ()LL )LL *N+ *N+ )C )C-%R) -%R)* * )NG )NG,, P'-) P' -)-) -)%N %N'R 'R$, $, $ $.. *L *L'/ '/*N *N+' +'R R C%* C%*C C&0 &0,, $R. $R. *N+ *N+ *L *LL* L*N N C%* C%*C C&0 &0,, R'$P%N+'N-$. “In this this day day and and age, age, video video survei surveilla llance nce camer cameras as are are insta installe lled d practi practica cally  lly  everywhere for the protection and safety of everyone. The installation of these came camera ras, s, howe howeve verr, sh shou ould ld not not cove coverr plac places es wher where e ther there e is reas reason onab able le expecta expectation tion of privacy privacy,, unless unless the consent of the individual, individual, whose right right to  privacy would would be aected, aected, was obtained”  obtained”  (ill an ictoria, s2ous!s, l! a Co42laint 5or )nunction an +a4ag!s with 2ray!r 5or issuanc! o5 a rit o5 Pr!li4inary )nunction against *l!8an!r an *llan. *ccoring to th!4, th!y own th! lot aac!nt to th! lots own! y *lo +!v!lo +!v!lo24! 24!nt nt an an R!sour !sourc!s c!s,, wh!r! wh!r! *l!8 *l!8 an an *lla *llan n ar! ar! stoc stochol hol!r !rs. s. -h! cor2oration uilt an auto;sho2 uiling on Lot 19##;C aac!nt to th! lot own! y (ill an ictoria. )n *2ril, "##s construction= th!y also av!rr! that th!y ar! 4!r! stochol!rs o5 *lo=  -h! R!gional -rial -rial Court grant! th! 2ray!r 5or t!42orary r!straining r!straining or!r an ir!ct! *l!8an!r an *llan to r!4ov! th!ir vi!o ca4!ras an install th!4 !ls!wh!r! wh!r! th! s2ous!>s 2ro2!rty will no long!r ! vi!w!. *l!8an *l!8an!r !r an *ll *llan an l! l! a 2!tition 2!tition 5or c!rtiora c!rtiorari ri with th! Court Court o5 *22!als *22!als,, which grant! th!ir 2!tition. (ill an ictoria th!r!5or! !l!vat! th! cas! to th! $u2r!4! Court:

?-h! right to 2rivacy is !nshrin! in our Constitution an in our laws. )t is !n! as ?th! right to ! 5r!! 5ro4 unwarrant! !82loitation o5 on!>s 2!rson or 5ro4 intrusion into on!>s 2rivat! activiti!s in such a way as to caus! hu4iliation to a 2!rson>s orinary s!nsiiliti!s.@ )t is th! right o5 an iniviual ?to ! 5r!! 5ro4 unwarrant! 2ulicity, or to liv! without unwarrant! int!r5!r!nc! y th! 2ulic in 4att!rs in which th! 2ulic is not n!c!ssarily conc!rn!.@ $i42ly 2ut, th! right to 2rivacy is ?th! right to ! l!t alon!.@  -h! (ill o5 Rights guarant!!s th! 2!o2l!>s right to 2rivacy an 2rot!cts th!4 against th! $tat!>s aus! o5 2ow!r. )n this r!gar, th! $tat! r!cogniA!s th! right o5 th! 2!o2l! to ! s!cur! in th!ir hous!s. No on!, not !v!n th! $tat!, !8c!2t ?in cas! o5 ov!rriing social n!! an th!n only un!r th! string!nt 2roc!ural sa5!guars,@ can istur th!4 in th! 2rivacy o5 th!ir ho4!s.@ 888 ?%ur Co! s2!cically

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r!si!nc!.@ -his o!s not 4!an, how!v!r, that only th! r!si!nc! is !ntitl! to 2rivacy, !caus! th! law cov!rs also ?si4ilar acts.@ * usin!ss oBc! is !ntitl! to th! sa4! 2rivacy wh!n th! 2ulic is !8clu! th!r!5ro4 an only such iniviuals as ar! allow! to !nt!r 4ay co4! in. 8 8 8 D'42hasis su22li!E  -hus, an iniviual>s right to 2rivacy un!r *rticl! "6D1E o5 th! Civil Co! shoul not ! conn! to his hous! or r!si!nc! as it 4ay !8t!n to 2lac!s wh!r! h! has th! right to !8clu! th! 2ulic or !ny th!4 acc!ss. -h! 2hras! ?2rying into th! 2rivacy o5 anoth!r>s r!si!nc!,@ th!r!5or!, cov!rs 2lac!s, locations, or !v!n situations which an iniviual consi!rs as 2rivat!. *n as long as his right is r!cogniA! y soci!ty, oth!r iniviuals 4ay not in5ring! on his right to 2rivacy. -h! C*, th!r!5or!, !rr! in li4iting th! a22lication o5 *rticl! "6D1E o5  th! Civil Co! only to r!si!nc!s.@ 888 )n asc!rtaining wh!th!r th!r! is a violation o5 th! right to 2rivacy, courts us! th! ?r!asonal! !82!ctation o5 2rivacy@ t!st. -his t!st !t!r4in!s wh!th!r a 2!rson has a r!asonal! !82!ctation o5 2rivacy an wh!th!r th! !82!ctation has !!n violat!. )n %2l! v. -orr!s, w! !nunciat! that ?th! r!asonal!n!ss o5 a 2!rson>s !82!ctation o5 2rivacy !2!ns on a two;2art t!st: D1E wh!th!r, y his conuct, th! iniviual has !8hiit! an !82!ctation o5 2rivacy= an D"E this !82!ctation is on! that soci!ty r!cogniA!s as r!asonal!.@ Custo4s, co44unity nor4s, an 2ractic!s 4ay, th!r!5or!, li4it or !8t!n an iniviual>s ?r!asonal! !82!ctation o5 2rivacy.@ !nc!, th! r!asonal!n!ss o5 a 2!rson>s !82!ctation o5  2rivacy 4ust ! !t!r4in! on a cas!;to;cas! asis sinc! it !2!ns on th! 5actual circu4stanc!s surrouning th! cas!.

)n this ay an ag!, vi!o surv!illanc! ca4!ras ar! install! 2ractically !v!rywh!r! 5or th! 2rot!ction an sa5!ty o5 !v!ryon!. -h! installation o5 th!s! ca4!ras, how!v!r, shoul not cov!r 2lac!s wh!r! th!r! is r!asonal! !82!ctation o5 2rivacy, unl!ss th! cons!nt o5 th! iniviual, whos! right to 2rivacy woul ! aF!ct!, was otain!. Nor shoul th!s! ca4!ras ! us! to 2ry into th! 2rivacy o5 anoth!r>s r!si!nc! or usin!ss oBc! as it woul ! no iF!r!nt 5ro4 !av!sro22ing, which is a cri4! un!r R!2ulic *ct No. "## or th! *nti;ir!ta22ing Law. ?-h! conc!2t o5 li!rty woul ! !4asculat! i5 it o!s not li!wis! co42!l r!s2!ct 5or on!>sH 2!rsonality as a uniIu! iniviual whos! clai4 to 2rivacy an nonH;int!r5!r!nc! !4ans r!s2!ct.@