Human Rights in the Digital Domain: Core Questions

doi:10.1017/9781009606295

As digital technologies transform governance, communication, and public life, human rights frameworks must adapt to new challenges and opportunities. This book explores four fundamental questions: how digitalisation changes the application of human rights, how human rights law can respond to the challenges of digital technology, how freedom of expression applies online, and how vulnerable groups are affected by digitalisation. With contributions from leading scholars, the book combines legal analysis with insights from ethics, environmental education, and medical research. It examines critical topics such as AI regulation, platform accountability, privacy protections, and disinformation, offering an interdisciplinary and international perspective. By balancing different viewpoints, this book helps readers navigate the complexities of human rights in the digital age. It is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand and shape the evolving landscape of digital rights and governance. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

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Contents

Human Rights in the Digital Domain
pp i-ii
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Human Rights in the Digital Domain - Title page
pp iii-iii
Core Questions
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Cases
pp xiii-xx
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-8
- By Tiina Pajuste
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Part I - Adapting Human Rights to a Digital World
pp 9-150
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Introduction to Part I
pp 11-18
What Difference Does It Make to Move Online?
- By Tiina Pajuste
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2 - Is There a Need for New Digital Human Rights in AI Governance?
pp 19-39
- By Wolfgang Benedek
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3 - Why and How the State Should Regulate the Internet
pp 40-57
- By Cathleen Powell
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4 - How to Tame the ‘Digital’ Shrew
pp 58-82
Constitutional Rights Going Online
- By Violeta Beširević
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5 - How Do We Decide Whether Moving Online Makes a Difference?
pp 83-98
- By Johanas Baltrimas
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6 - Some Reflections on the Non-coherence Theory of Digital Human Rights
pp 99-112
- By Mart Susi
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7 - Internet Addiction as a Human Rights Issue
pp 113-137
- By Vygantė Milašiūtė
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8 - Just Don’t Get Caught!
pp 138-150
- By Barbora Bad’urová
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Part II - Freedom of Expression in the Digital Domain
pp 151-258
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Introduction to Part II
pp 153-158
How Should Freedom of Expression Be Applied in the Digital Environment?
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9 - Freedom of Expression and Positive Obligations of the State in Social Media
pp 159-174
- By Artūrs Kučs
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10 - The Development of New Media Doctrines on Freedom of Expression
pp 175-198
How to Defend Democratic Society and the Rule of Law
- By Jukka Viljanen, Tomoe Watashiba
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11 - Disinfodemic Threats. Real, False, and Fake News
pp 199-240
A Contribution to Fight Disinformation without Affecting the Freedom of Expression
- By Oscar R. Puccinelli
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12 - Online Freedom of Expression
pp 241-258
A New EU Imperialism?
- By Philippe Jougleux
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Part III - Challenges Posed by Digital Technologies
pp 259-352
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Introduction to Part III
pp 261-266
How Should Human Rights Law Respond to the Challenges of Digital Technologies?
- By Tiina Pajuste
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13 - The Paradox of Digitalisation in the Case of the COVID-19 Apps: What Lessons Can We Learn from This Strange Experience?
pp 267-282
- By Paula Veiga
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14 - Aerial Surveillance in the Digital Age
pp 283-307
Drone-Related Privacy Concerns and the Protection of Other Human Rights
- By Skirgailė Žalimienė, Saulius Stonkus
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15 - Online Disinformation, Microtargeting, and Freedom of Expression
pp 308-332
Moving beyond Human Rights Law?
- By Birgit Schippers
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16 - Digital Boom: Current Issues from International Investment to Human Rights
pp 333-352
- By Cristina Elena Popa Tache, Cӑtӑlin-Silviu Sӑraru, Sergio de Souza Salles
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Part IV - Challenges Faced by Vulnerable Groups
pp 353-438
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