범죄자 신상공개와 인격권

Abstract

Whether it is possible to disclose a criminal's personal information in the media should be judged by balancing the criminal's personality rights against the public interests of information. The balancing process should examine the area of personality associated with a criminal fact, how it is disclosed and what is disclosed, the stage of the judicial process, the clarity of evidence, and the public interest in the information about the crime etc. Disclosure of personal information of sex offenders seriously infringe their personality rights. On the other hand, it is not clear whether the public interests in protecting potential victims and society is being achieved. Since it treats criminals as means rather than as a subject of personality, there is a risk of infringing on human dignity. In the case of <Digital Prison>, the degree of infringement of personality rights is serious, and it is difficult to recognize the public interest in that it is private retaliation. On the other hand, in the case of <Bad Fathers>, the degree of infringement of personality rights is relatively small. Since this can induce payment of child support, it can be a means of solving the problem of non-payment of child support. However, even in this case, the problem of infringement of human dignity may be raised. It is said that the government recently decided to disclose the personal information of non-payers of child support. However, considering the problems of the personal information disclosure system, it is necessary to be cautious about introducing such a system.