American Privacy Law (Doctrine, Case Law, and Legislation)

Author: [USA] Torquignon, [USA] Allen, translated by Feng Jianmei et al.
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Features: The book "American Privacy Law: Doctrine, Cases, and Legislation" is a co-authorship by Professor Allen and Professor Torquignon. It represents the highest level of research in American privacy law and is an authoritative treatise on the subject. The book is divided into seven chapters:
Chapter 1, Overview of Privacy Law. This chapter introduces the historical origins of American privacy thought and its social value, the legal origins of privacy rights, the consolidation of privacy rights in tort law and the U.S. Constitution, and the value of privacy. It provides readers with a general understanding of the origins, development, and theoretical foundations of American privacy law.
Chapter 2, Personal Information Privacy. This chapter addresses cutting-edge privacy issues such as whether drug testing, alcohol testing, and HIV testing infringe on information privacy, the relationship between lie detection and privacy rights, the privacy of HIV carriers and AIDS patients, and genetic privacy.
Chapter 3, Federal and State Laws on Privacy Protection for Communications and Email. Chapters 3 and 4 primarily introduce privacy issues in the digital and internet environment, as well as the legislative framework in the U.S. in this regard.
Chapter 4, Computers/Digital Technology, the Internet, and Privacy Rights.
Chapter 5, Common Law Privacy Protection. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss the development of American common law in protecting privacy rights.
Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy Rights for Personality, Identity, and Reputation.
Chapter 7, Privacy, Autonomy, and Intimate Conduct. This chapter covers some of the most complex and exploratory privacy issues in the book. The authors not only analyze these privacy issues from a legal perspective but also from ethical, philosophical, and scientific angles.
The authors of this book provide a comprehensive introduction and analysis of the origins, development, and latest achievements of American privacy law from the perspectives of legal theory, judicial precedents, and U.S. legislation. They also explore cutting-edge areas of privacy, such as genetic privacy, privacy issues related to the internet, privacy in HIV and doping testing, privacy of LGBTQ+ individuals, and privacy of abortion.
It can be said that this book offers excellent material for researchers, legislators, and judges in China working on privacy law, contributing to the development of China's rule of law.
It should be noted that this book is a compilation of the original content, not a full translation of the original. The decision to compile rather than translate was based on two main reasons: First, the original contains numerous cases, with the authors including many similar cases and detailing all the facts, procedures, and opinions of each case. Translating all this content would be extremely time-consuming and overly complex, not aligning with the reading habits of Chinese readers. Second, the original is over a thousand pages long, with some sections being highly theoretical works by philosophers, making them extremely difficult to understand. Omitting these parts does not affect the representation of the essence of the original.
Based on these considerations, with the agreement of Professor Allen and the copyright holder, Western Publishing Group, we chose to compile this book. The compilation follows these principles: First, objectively and comprehensively reflect the spirit of the original; Second, translate the essence of the original; Third, align with the reading habits of Chinese readers.