... theinformationisaboutthepublicfunctions of an of cial– canbeseenasspecicelaborations of thegeneralidea of areasonableexpectation of privacy.In the United States of America, the tort of invasion of privacy ... Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe316states,inPrincipleIV(2):Accesstoadocumentmayberefusedifthedisclosure of theinformationcontainedinthe of cialdocumentwouldorwouldbelikelytoharmany of theinterestsmentionedinparagraph1,unlessthereisanoverridingpublicinterestindisclosure.Althoughmanyrighttoinformationlawsdoprovideforapublicinterestoverridefortheprivacyexception,manydonot.International ... 16 of the UN Human Rights Committee, The right to respect of privacy, family, home and correspondence, and protection of honour and reputation (Art. 17), 8 April 1988.335 See Earl Spencer and...