Forum V: Public Disclosure and Confidentiality
Gerald A. Teller
Journal of Jewish Communal Service
Conference of Jewish Communal Service
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA)
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA)
The Jewish view of issues of public disclosure and confidentiality is very different from that of the American legal system because it is based on different assumptions. This article clarifies the Jewish view of the public's right to know in three areas: the confidentiality of court decisions; censorship; and evaluation, libel, and gossip. In developing their policies on confidentiality, Jewish communal agencies should be guided by Jewish sources.
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