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Pravica do zasebnosti je zelo kompleksen pojav. Skozi zgodovino človeštva je zasebnost postajala vedno bolj cenjena in iskana dobrina, vendar pa se zdi, da je v sodobnem času ponovno postala ogrožena. Pravico do zasebnosti danes ščiti vrsta mednarodnih dokumentov. Zelo pomembna je Evropska konvencija o človekovih pravicah (EKČP). Za spoštovanje te konvencije skrbi Evropsko sodišče za človekove pravice (ESČP), kamor se posamezniki iz držav podpisnic lahko pritožijo. 8. člen EKČP govori o pravici do zasebnosti posameznika in je razdeljen na dva odstavka: v prvem delu razloži, katere pravice so zaščitene (zasebno življenje, družinsko življenje, zasebnost doma, zasebnost dopisovanja), v drugem delu pa navaja, da te pravice niso absolutne in da je včasih poseg v te pravice upravičen, vendar le takrat, ko je poseg v skladu z zakonom in nujen v demokratični družbi. Od leta 1959, ko je bilo ESČP ustanovljeno, se je pred njim nabralo že veliko primerov. Naj omenimo le nekatere zanimivejše, ki se tičejo 8. člena EKČP: Gaskin proti Združenemu kraljestvu, López Ostra proti Španiji, Ciper proti Turčiji, Kruslin proti Franciji, Klass in drugi proti Nemčiji, Halford proti Združenemu kraljestvu itd. Tudi Slovenija je imela nekaj primerov na ESČP-ju zaradi kršitve 8. člena EKČP. Zelo odmeven je gotovo primer Kurić in ostali proti Sloveniji, ki se nanaša na izbrisane, torej na ljudi, ki so ob osamosvojitvi Slovenije ostali brez pravice do stalnega prebivanja. The right to privacy is a very complex phenomenon. Throughout the history of mankind, privacy has become more and more important and appreciated by the people, but in present time privacy seems to be endangered again. The right to privacy is protected by numerous international documents. European Convention on Human Rights is one of the most important ones. European Court of Human Rights ensures that the Convention is respected. Individuals from states that have signed the Convention can appeal if their rights are violated. Article 8 of the Convention describes the Right to Privacy. It is divided into two sections. The first part explains which rights are protected (private life, family life, home and correspondence), while the second part states that these rights are not absolute and that interference with these rights can be justified, but only when the interference is in accordance with law and necessary in a democratic society. Since 1959, when the European Court of Human Rights was founded, there have been a lot of cases before the court. Let us mention just a few interesting ones: Gaskin v. the United Kingdom, López Ostra v. Spain, Cyprus v. Turkey, Kruslin v. France, Klass and Others v. Germany, Halford v. the United Kingdom, etc... Slovenia also has some cases because of the violation of art. 8. One of them is Kurić and Others v. Slovenia, which speaks about the occurrence of erased people. Those are the people who lost their right to permanent residence after Slovenia became an independent state.