In August, 2013, the Supreme Court of Chile decided a criminal case regarding violation of privacy. The case was about a psychiatrist that had been secretly recorded by a television show issuing false medical leaves. In its decision, the Supreme Court abandoned the traditional supremacy of the right to privacy pointing out that when there is a public interest at stake, the former should be disregarded for the benefit of citizens to know the truth. This article analyses concepts such us privacy, freedom of expression and access to information, as well as their normative and jurisprudential development within Humans Rights practice in a national context. It also emphasizes that this decision is cornerstone for the protection of the freedom of expression and the public interest.
Keywords:
Right to privacy, freedom of expression, access to information, public interest
Author Biography
Camilo Jara Villalobos, Universidad de Chile
Abogado de la Universidad de Chile. Ayudante ad-honorem de la cátedra de Clínica de Justicia Constitucional de la misma casa de estudios. Finalista del concurso de tesis 2013 del Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos con el trabajo titulado “El Derecho de Acceder a la Información Pública: Vías de Intervención Ciudadana”. Autor de varias publicaciones y columnas sobre transparencia y acceso a la información pública. Actualmente se desempeña como pasante de investigación en el Centro de Estudios de Justicia de las Américas (CEJA), en Santiago de Chile.
Jara Villalobos, C. (2014). Right to Privacy, freedom of expression and public interest: the Cordero v. Lara et al. case. Anuario De Derechos Humanos, (10), Págs. 163–173. https://doi.org/10.5354/adh.v0i10.31706