Topic > The Importance of Stop and Search - 1998

This protects individuals from arbitrary interference by public authorities or private organizations such as the media. However, section 2 of the article establishes the circumstances in which interference is necessary. This may be necessary for public safety, national security, to prevent serious crime and harm to others, etc… There must be a strict justification for the intrusion into one's private life. In the case of Robert v Commissioner of Police (2014), Lord Justice Kay, agreed that Article 8 had been breached to some extent. The humiliation of a public stop and search by a police officer could be seen as a violation of his right to private life. However, under section 60 of the CJPOA, if acting under authority, the police do not need any reason to stop and search, so this complies with the law. Therefore his right to private life had not been violated in this