Re: right to respect for a private life at home and at work,
and monitoring of email, I think that it is important to note that the
right as given in the Convention is heavily qualified, as follows:
"There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of
this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a
democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the
economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for
the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights
and
freedoms of others."
This is clearly a matter of interpretation. I read this as saying
that the right to privacy is certainly not unqualified, and by extension (in
terms of the current debate) it is perfectly conceivable that there will be
situations when the interception of email (even if it is marked personal) may be
quite justifiable.
Laurence
Laurence Bebbington
