Author: Curator

Doctrine is a word frequently associated with law, but its meaning extends beyond the legal world. At its broadest, doctrine can describe a body of principles, ideas, or teachings through which a subject is understood. A doctrine may develop within law, philosophy, religion, politics, or other fields in which ideas become organized into recognizable principles….

Privacy seems like a familiar idea until one attempts to define it. It may describe being left alone. It may involve control over personal information, freedom from observation or interference, the ability to make certain choices without intrusion, or an expectation that some parts of life will remain beyond the attention of others. Yet each…