The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

The Role of Professional Media Ethics in Protecting the Right to Privacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Phd student in Public Law, Faculty of Law, Islamic Azad University, Najaf Abad branch
2 Faculty of Law, Shiraz University
10.22034/mral.2025.2045572.1684
Abstract
"The right to privacy is a fundamental human right that, due to its human and social nature, is in contact and interacts with many social phenomena. Among the most important social institutions are media organizations, which, due to their existential nature, have numerous points of proximity and contact with the rights and freedoms of citizens, including their right to privacy. In the present era, the tremendous development of media technology has provided the possibility of violating the aforementioned privacy in unprecedented ways that are distinct from traditional approaches. On this basis, today, the "right to privacy" is more affected by the media than any other component. The law, as the most important constituent element of the legal system, is not capable of fully and completely protecting the aforementioned rights and freedoms. On this basis, in most societies, in addition to utilizing the mechanism of law, other methods have also been considered in order to protect rights and freedoms, the most important of which should be considered the component of "professional ethics." Professional ethics In order to determine, it is formulated and applied in the form of "codes" and "professional ethics charters". Codes containing professional ethics standards have numerous titles and, in the term, "codes", of which the privacy component is one of the most important. The present article intends to address the effectiveness of the professional ethics component in protecting the right to privacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting as the largest media organization in the country.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 22 April 2025

  • Receive Date 10 December 2024
  • Revise Date 05 March 2025
  • Accept Date 22 April 2025