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Access to Justice: The Right of People to have Access to Legal Aid |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | The Office of Law Reform Commission of Thailand (OLRCT) |
| Title | Access to Justice: The Right of People to have Access to Legal Aid |
| Publisher | National Research Council of Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Social Science Asia |
| Journal Vol. | 3 |
| Journal No. | 1 (January) |
| Page no. | 17-29 |
| Keyword | Access, Justice,The Right of People, Legal, Aid, Legal Aid,justice system,law |
| ISSN | 2229-2608 |
| Abstract | "Google street view" was released in 2007 as part of "Google maps which enablesusers to view real panoramic street-level imagery. The images are recorded by vehiclesequipped with advanced imaging technology, driving down the road. In the initial stage, thescope of images was restricted to the cities in the U.S. However, the scope has expanded tocover other countries. In Thailand, the Google map application is currently available andmajor cities such as Bangkok can be viewed in virtual street scenes. The images of real placesincluding the details of individuals can be found which affects the right to privacy of theindividual. Thus, this research aims to study the application of Thailand's existing laws whichare relevant and could be applied to protect the right to privacy of a person who is affected byGoogle street view. The qualitative study by content analysis is introduced with thecomparison to the application of the U.S., EU, and Thai related laws. The results indicatethat, the U.S. and Thai laws share similarities in a sense that privacy law relating to thecollection of personal data of both jurisdictions is not united but piecemeal, consisting ofvarious laws. In addition, the related laws have several limitations in applying them to protectthe right of privacy in the case of Google street view. For instance, the U.S. constitution'sscope is limited to government action. In addition, statutes and common laws at state levelhave limitations, especially in regard to the protection of privacy in public places. Withrelation to Thai laws, this research also found limitations and problems in applying these lawsto protect personal data in the case of Google street view. By contrast, the results indicatedthat in Europe, the "European Privacy Directive 95/46/EC" provides data protectionprinciples which can be applied in the case of Google street view. Thus, this researchproposes the amending of Thai laws in order to protect personal data from being collectedwithout consent |
