Right to privacy and data protection
Private life, the home, communications and personal data are protected.
What does this right mean?
Private life, the home, communications and personal data are protected. Institutions and organisations must justify collecting and using data.
Why does it matter?
Institutions and organisations must justify collecting and using data.
Everyday examples
A patient asks who accessed their medical record.
Legal basis
Universal Declaration of Human Rights — provisions 12. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — provisions 17. European Convention on Human Rights — provisions 8. Constitution of the Republic of Serbia — provisions 40–42.
Serbia framework
Constitution of the Republic of Serbia — provisions 40–42.
Privacy is not absolute. State interference requires a legal basis and legitimate aim and must be necessary and proportionate; consent is not the only lawful basis for processing.
Checked 22 October 2026.
International framework
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights — provisions 12.
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — provisions 17.
- European Convention on Human Rights — provisions 8.
The Declaration is a common international standard; the Covenants, Convention and Constitution have different protection mechanisms.
Checked 22 October 2026.