Human Rights in the Information Society

21 Pages Posted: 12 Nov 2010 Last revised: 24 Dec 2013

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Giovanni Sartor

European University Institute Law Department

Date Written: November 11, 2010

Abstract

I shall discuss the relevance of human rights for the information society. First I shall introduce the opportunities and dangers pertaining to the information society, referring to some literary or philosophical utopias and dystopias. I shall argue that human rights may provide some guidance for addressing such opportunities and dangers. I shall then consider how different human rights are involved in the deployment of information technologies, and the connections between such rights. Finally, I shall provide some considerations on what approach to humans rights may be more useful for promoting human values in the information society.

Suggested Citation

Sartor, Giovanni, Human Rights in the Information Society (November 11, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1707724 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1707724

Giovanni Sartor (Contact Author)

European University Institute Law Department ( email )

Via Bolognese 156 (Villa Salviati)
50-139 Firenze
ITALY

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