The Criminal Confrontation of Crimes of Infringement Upon the Sanctity of Private Communications
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سرية الاتصالات، بطلان الأدلة، الإجراءات الجنائية، الأذن القضائي، التنصت.Abstract
This study analyzes the substantive and procedural legal framework for the protection of personal communications under both Iraqi and Egyptian legislation. The study highlights that the right to privacy, while a fundamental and constitutionally guaranteed right, is not absolute and can be restricted by strict legal controls in the service of the public interest.The study addresses forms of assault on personal communications, such as illegal wiretapping and recording, and compares the legal texts that criminalize these acts in both countries. It also focuses on the necessary legal safeguards for the legitimacy of infringing upon the secrecy of communications, such as the requirement for a time-bound judicial warrant, which is considered a crucial guarantee to curb the abuse of power..The study concludes that criminal evidence obtained through illicit means is considered void, and this nullity is not limited to the original procedure alone but extends to all subsequent procedures resulting from it. Finally.
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