Conflicts between Public Interest and Personal Interest - Speech or Presentation Example

“Human rights are vital in empowering and self-actualization of an individual. The UK’s human rights Act of 1998 assented on November 9, 1998. Its full implementation was in 2000. The rights were enforced to the existing rights provided by ECHR (Amos, 2009). Enforcing the human rights Act, however, is subject to drawbacks emanating from both application and interpretation of the law. Such contradiction and incompatibility in the law demand revision to streamline all controversies in the various provisions of the law. This presentation highlights some of the profound drawbacks of the UK’s human rights Act.
Conflict in Articles 8 and 10 of the Act
Article 8 of the conventions provides for respect for one’s private life, home, and family life. The Article covers areas concerned with self-determination. The definition of private life is complicated and broad. Privacy entitles people to live without intrusion as in the case of Terry v Persons Unknown (Rev 1) [2010] EWHC 119 (QB) (29 January 2010) (BAILII 2010). Contrary to Article 8, Article 10 provides for freedom of expression. One of the aspects of expression involves communication. Communication entitles citizens to express their ideas without limitations. However, communication may also be limited depending on the infringement of an individual’s privacy (BAILII, 2012). It, therefore, can be deciphered that the two aspects considered in the two articles breach confidence in their interpretation. Whereas Article 10 advocates democratic expression, Article 8 suppresses such fundamental entitlements. Article 10 demands transparency and openness, contrary to article 8 that advocates privacy. Upholding Article 8 requires prior consultation of individuals while exercising expression. Such an incident occurred between Mr. Max Mosley sought an injunction to uphold Article 8 (Mosley v The United Kingdom [2011] 53 E.H.R.R 30). An inference of lack of proper ways of upholding Article 8 can be made from the case.
Conflicts between Article 9 and Public Interest
Article 9 provides for an individual’s freedom to uphold a wide range of ideas and beliefs, based on religious ideologies. The article empowers citizens with autonomy regarding their actions and lifestyles (Equal Rights Trust 2014, p. 2). The issue of public interest involves anything that may interfere with other standards upheld in society. The extent of manifestation of beliefs may be limited as in the case Eweida and Others v The United Kingdom; ECHR 15 January 2013 (BAILII, 2013). Read More