Standards of the European Convention on Human Rights in Admitting Private Video Recordings in Criminal Proceedings

Abstract

The article is focused on the conflict between private video recordings as evidence in criminal proceedings and the right to privacy within the meaning of Art. 8, para. 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. As regards the scope of the monitoring, the need for a study is due to the lack of uniform standards in the treatment of such records. In this sense, the study of the ECHR’s case law is vital to deriving a catalogue of criteria for their admissibility as evidence in the process and to raising awareness of citizens about the permissible violation of their right not to be monitored without their consent.