Human Rights, Digital Society and the Law - 9780367727871

Name: Human Rights, Digital Society and the Law - 9780367727871
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Internet has created a formidable challenge for human rights law and practice worldwide. International scholarly and policy-oriented communities have so far established a consensus regarding only one main aspect \u2013 human rights in the internet are the same as offline. There are emerging and ongoing debates regarding not only the standards and methods to be used for achieving the \""sameness\"" of rights online, but also whether \""classical\"" human rights as we know them are contested by the online environment. The internet itself, in view of its cross-border nature and its ability to affect various areas of law, requires adopting an internationally oriented approach and a perspective strongly focused on social sciences. In particular, the rise of the internet, enhanced also by the influence of new technologies such as algorithms and intelligent artificial systems, has influenced individuals\u2019 civil, political and social rights not only in the digital world, but also in the .