1. Statement of participation
Laureana Cortez
has completed the free course including any mandatory tests for:
Privacy rights and the law
This 20-hour free course examined how personal privacy is protected under UK
law and the impact upon this of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Issue date: 14 April 2016
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This statement does not imply the award of credit points nor the conferment of a University Qualification.
This statement confirms that this free course and all mandatory tests were passed by the learner.
Please go to the course on OpenLearn for full details:
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/the-law/privacy-rights-and-the-law/content-section-0
COURSE CODE: W100_6

2. Privacy rights and the law
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/the-law/privacy-rights-and-the-law/content-
section-0
Course summary
Privacy has long been recognised as an
important human right, but how does society
balance this right with the protection of others,
such as the right to freedom of expression? This
free course, Privacy rights and the law, will
examine how privacy is protected in UK law and
the impact on this of the European Convention on
Human Rights.
Learning outcomes
By completing this course, the learner should be
able to:
explain what privacy means and what a right to
privacy protects
identify the conflicts between privacy and other
human rights and interests
summarise the elements which must be proven
to show a breach of confidence
discuss the circumstances in which a
confidence will not be protected
demonstrate that you are able to read and
analyse legal materials (cases, statute and
academic commentary) and use this legal
information to develop your own arguments.
Completed study
The learner has completed the following:
Section 1
Part A: What is privacy?
Section 2
Part B: The right to privacy in the UK
Section 3
Part C: Development of the right to confidence into
a right to privacy
Section 4
Part D: Article 8 of the European Convention
Section 5
Conclusion
http://www.open.edu/openlearn COURSE CODE: W100_6
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