A Comparative Study of the Saudi Press and Publication System's Tort Responsibility for Violating Others' Privacy

Abstract

This research explains the Saudi regulator's premise for protecting individuals' moral rights from journalistic abuse. This might specify the journalist's tort in breach of personal liberties and the possibility of avoiding it based on Article (9) of the Saudi Press and Publication Law. Saudi Press Law. This research compares the Saudi and Jordanian Press and Publication Laws. Article (9) of the Saudi Press and Publication Law highlights the contrast with Jordanian legal documents. The applied method relies on legal and judicial positions. The foundations of the journalist's tort liability are error and harm, where the error is distinguished from the general principles accepted, and the possibility of avoiding the journalist's tort by agreeing to publish and the right to criticize. The research finds: Regulating journalist torts through publications and press law. The journalist has the right to objective criticism to avoid a tort and show the publication's acceptance. Research shows: Reformulating the essential texts in the Saudi Press and Publication Law to safeguard persons from overstepping the journalist and causing material and moral harm. Due to the lack of legalization of financial transactions and publishing the decisions of the competent committees to consider violations of the Saudi publications and publishing system, the press can compromise the reputation or dignity of a person without criticizing a subject or the person's consent.