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20 - The Right to Internet Access

Quid Iuris?

from The Right to Internet Access

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2020

Andreas von Arnauld
Affiliation:
Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Kerstin von der Decken
Affiliation:
Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Mart Susi
Affiliation:
Tallinn University, Estonia
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Summary

When dealing with the issue at the heart of this chapter, a fundamental question has to be tackled in greater depth: is the right of access to the Internet a human right (or a fundamental right – below is my attempt to introduce a terminological clarification in this regard) which enjoys semantic, conceptual and constitutional autonomy? In other words, is access to the Internet an autonomous right or only a precondition for enjoying, among other rights, freedom of expression? Why does the classification as a free-standing or derived right matter? Does it carry normative implications or is it primarily a rhetorical tool?

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The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
Recognition, Novelty, Rhetoric
, pp. 263 - 275
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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