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SS-518/2011-VLR ECLI:DK:VLR:2022:SS0000001622 AI generated

Vestre Landsret upholds lower court ruling requiring prior judicial authorization for teleobservation despite owner consent.

Case Number SS-518/2011-VLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Vestre Landsret upheld the lower court's decision that prior judicial authorization is mandatory for teleobservation, even when the property owner consented to information disclosure. The owner argued that their consent should suffice for the surveillance measure, but the court rejected this position. The court ruled that statutory requirements for judicial oversight cannot be bypassed by private consent to ensure legal certainty and protect fundamental rights.

Legislator headnote

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Straffelovens § 163; § 164: Judicial authorization is a mandatory prerequisite for teleobservation and cannot be substituted by the property owner's consent to information disclosure.

Keywords

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teleobservation judicial authorization property owner consent surveillance law Vestre Landsret Straffelov prior approval

Cited Legislation

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Straffelovens § 163
Straffelovens § 164
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Landsretten stadfæster byrettens kendelse, hvorefter forudgående retskendelse findes nødvendig for at foretage teleobservation, selv om indehaveren har givet samtykke til, at oplysningerne kan udleveres