Human Rights, Digital Society and the Law : A Research Companion.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Part I Introduction -- Human rights in the digital domain - the idea of non-coherence theory -- Part II Right to the internet and rights inside the internet - theoretical dimension -- 1 The sameness of human rights online and offline -- 2 Right of access to the internet - global approaches -- 3 The right to privacy: The end of Privacy Fatalism -- 4 Freedom of expression online -- 5 The digital disruption of human rights foundations -- Part III Legislation, judicial and stakeholder practices - practical dimension -- 6 The main challenges related to protecting human rights in the internet -- 7 Liability regimes for online human rights violations -- 8 Multistakeholderism - meaning and implications -- 9 Judicial balancing of human rights online -- 10 The role and practices of online stakeholders -- 11 The jurisprudence of the ECJ and ECtHR regarding data protection in the internet -- 12 The Internet Balancing Formula -- Part IV Specific issues related to human rights and the internet -- 13 Human rights and the right to be forgotten -- 14 Finding a judicial definition of journalism: a challenging exercise in the digital age -- 15 Combating hate speech online -- 16 European copyright and human rights in the digital sphere -- 17 Digital security and human rights: a plea for counter-infringement measures -- Part V Data protection issues -- 18 The challenge of personal data protection in the digital era and global responses -- 19 Data protection in the private sector: convergence or localisation of rights and expectations? -- 20 The protection of personal data in a digital society: the role of the GDPR -- Part VI Global perspective -- 21 Africa, the internet and human rights -- 22 The approach of North American courts towards the internet.

23 Asian human rights law, jurisprudence and practices toward the internet -- 24 Latin American human rights law jurisprudence and practices towards the internet -- 25 The Russian perspective on human rights protection online -- Index.

This book explores the main fundamental issues and practical dimensions related to the safeguarding of human rights in the Internet.

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