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Th e [European Court of Human Rights] . . . reiterates that ‘private life’ is a
broad term, encompassing, inter alia, aspects of an individual’s physical and
social identity including the right to personal autonomy, personal development
and to establish and develop relationships with other human beings and the
outside world . . . [f ]urthermore, . . . the court has previously held that private
life includes a person’s physical and psychological integrity and that the state is
also under a positive obligation to secure to its citizens their right to eff ective
respect for this integrity.