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The Constitutional Right to Access the Internet: An Ongoing Discussion

Авторы:

Zlata A. Bakunina,Galdan M. Ochirov

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Тип статьи: Юриспруденция

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Для цитирования:

Zlata A. Bakunina, Galdan M. Ochirov ‘The Constitutional Right to Access the Internet: an Ongoing Discussion’, Ural Journal of Legal Research, 2021, No. 4. pp.3-9. DOI 10.34076/2658_512X_2021_4_3

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Аннотация:

The events of the Arab Spring demonstrated the importance of Internet access for citizens and raised the question of the need for constitutional consolidation of the relevant right before the world community. This article provides an analysis of the legislative consolidation of the right to Internet access in various countries; it is indicated that international organizations recognize the fundamental nature of this kind of right. The authors also formulate the main advantages of the constitutional consolidation of such a constitutional right of this kind: a guarantee of the basic constitutional rights implementation, limiting the possibility of establishing state censorship, providing Internet access to citizens on an equal basis etc. The ideological and technical aspects of the constitutional consolidation of the right to Internet access are identified. In addition, the experience of Estonia is considered, in the Constitution of which such a right is not enforced, but which is one of the countries with the most developed regulation of the right to Internet access. The provisions of the Russian legislation regarding the regulation of legal relations in the field of providing information and telecommunication services are studied too. Based on all of the above, the authors come to the conclusion that at this stage many states are not yet ready to constitutionally consolidate the right to Internet access, and therefore they need to develop legislation in this area in order to systematically approach such a serious step as the formation of a new constitutional human rights.

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Ключевые слова:

right of access to the Internet, constitutional right, information technology, information, implementation of fundamental human rights and freedoms

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