Minor’s right to privacy balanced against a broadcaster’s freedom of expression. The case of IVŢ vs Romania

Abstract

This case study discusses the recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of I.V.Ţ. v. Romania 01.03.2022 (application no. 35582/15). The ECtHR assessed the Romanian’s State fulfillment of its obligation to protect the right to private life of minors as guaranteed by article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and how the national courts balanced the right to privacy against media’s right to freedom expression as stipulated by article 10 ECHR.