Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Cross-Cutting Observations
- Part II Public Good Rights
- Part III Status Rights
- Part IV New Technology Rights
- The Right to Internet Access
- 20 The Right to Internet Access
- 21 The Case for the Right to Meaningful Access to the Internet as a Human Right in International Law
- The Right to Be Forgotten
- Reproductive Rights
- Genetic Rights
- Part V Autonomy and Integrity Rights
- Part VI Governance Rights
- Index
20 - The Right to Internet Access
Quid Iuris?
from The Right to Internet Access
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2020
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Cross-Cutting Observations
- Part II Public Good Rights
- Part III Status Rights
- Part IV New Technology Rights
- The Right to Internet Access
- 20 The Right to Internet Access
- 21 The Case for the Right to Meaningful Access to the Internet as a Human Right in International Law
- The Right to Be Forgotten
- Reproductive Rights
- Genetic Rights
- Part V Autonomy and Integrity Rights
- Part VI Governance Rights
- Index
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 RightsRecognition, Novelty, Rhetoric, pp. 263 - 275Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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