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List of contents
1. Introduction
Human rights in the digital domain – the idea of non-coherence theory, Mart Susi
2. Right to the internet and rights inside the internet – theoretical dimension
The sameness of human rights online and offline, Miloon Kothari
Right of access to the internet – global approaches, Carolina Aguerre
The right to privacy: the end of Privacy Fatalism, Jonathon Penney
Freedom of expression online, Matthias C. Kettemann and Wolfgang Benedek
The digital disruption of human rights foundations – Hin-Yan Liu
3. Legislation, judicial and stakeholder practices – practical dimension
The main challenges related to protecting human rights in the internet - Changrok Soh, Daniel Connolly and Seunghyun Nam
Liability regimes for online human rights violations, Sten Schaumburg-Müller
Multistakeholderism – meaning and implications, Joanna Kulesza
Judicial balancing of human rights online, Oreste Pollicino and Oleg Soldatov
The role and practices of online stakeholders, Thomas Wischmeyer
The jurisprudence of the ECJ and ECtHR regarding data protection in the internet, Carsten M. Wulff
The Internet Balancing Formula, Mart Susi
4. Specific issues related to human rights and the internet
Human rights and the right to be forgotten, Ugo Pagallo and Massimo Durante
Finding a judicial definition of journalism: a challenging exercise in the digital age, Ellen Hovlid
Combating hate speech online – Jukka Viljanen
European copyright and human rights in the digital sphere, Christina Angelopoulos
Digital security and human rights: a plea for counter-infringement measures, Mireille Hildebrandt
5. Data protection issues
The challenge of personal data protection in the digital era and global responses, Alexandros Varveris and Fereniki Panagopoulou
Data protection in the private sector: convergence or localization of rights and expectations? W. Scott Blackmer
The protection of personal data in a digital society: the role of the GDPR, Tiina Pajuste
6. Global perspective
Africa, the internet and human rights, CH Powell and Tobias Schonwetter
The approach of North American courts towards the internet, David P. Stewart
Asian human rights law, jurisprudence, and practices towards the internet, Satoshi Yokodaido
Latin American human rights law jurisprudence and practices towards the internet, Oscar Raúl Puccinelli
The Russian perspective on human rights protection online, Dmitry Dedov
About the author
Mart Susi is Professor of Human Rights Law at Tallinn University, Estonia.
Summary
This book explores the main fundamental issues and practical dimensions related to the safeguarding of human rights in the Internet.
