Family Privacy: Issues of the Content and Legal Protection

The article considers the problematic aspects of interpreting the definition of "family privacy." The article makes analysis of provisions of current Russian legislation and law enforcement practice concerning implementation of the rights of citizens to privacy, personal and family privacy. It is stated that in the domestic legislation a legal definition of family privacy is missing, and we have only the most general guidance with regard to determining the place of family privacy in the system of protected benefits. The author delineates the concepts of "privacy", "family privacy" and "secrecy of adoption." The author gives reasoned arguments proving that the constitutional provisions concerning the right of citizens to family privacy are currently of a declarative character due to the uncertainty of legislation on issues of foundations, ways and limits of legal protection of family privacy. The author scrutinizes relations between spouses associated with the regime of their property, the details of which can amount to family privacy as an example of the existence of certain gaps in the legal regulation of relations in question. The author draws a conclusion that it is necessary to improve effective family law in the examined area.

Family privacy, intangible benefits, mystery of adoption, privacy, private life, private life of the spouses, details about family privacy, interests of family members, family privacy protection, marriage contract, agreement on division of property, notification of the lender

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