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The 17th century legend of the notorious Peeping Tom is known to many, especially in the locality of Coventry, UK. It speaks of an English noblewoman, Lady Godiva, who rode naked on the streets of Coventry, covered only by her hair, while commanding all perso‘Peeping Toms’ and the law
The 17th century legend of the notorious Peeping Tom is known to many, especially in the locality of Coventry, UK. It speaks of an English noblewoman, Lady Godiva, who rode naked on the streets of Coventry, covered only by her hair, while commanding all persons to keep within doors and from their windows, on pain of death. One man – Tom – could not resist peeping, earning himself not only the ultimate punishment of death (some historians say that he was merely struck blind), but also an eternal moniker that would become part of popular culture and survive well into the 21st century. Privacy and property have for long enjoyed a somewhat symbiotic relationship. Protection of property rights is even constitutionally recognised – both locally and abroad – as a significant safeguard against intrusions of the privacy interests of owners from acts by the government. Maltese property law also provides for a myriad rules against the intrusion of proprietary privacy by private actors. Most notably, the mere interference with someone’s property or possession in the exercise of a pretended right is a crime, punishable with imprisonment for a term from one to three months. Our law does not... Read more
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