Access as a Human Right

AutorRolf H. Weber
Ocupação do AutorProfessor Rolf H. Weber holds a Chair for Private, Economic and European Law at the University of Zurich since 1995
Páginas75-79
75The Value of Internet Openness in Times of Crisis
6.1 NEW CONCEPTS OF INTERNET AND DATA ACCESS AS HUMAN RIGHT
With the advent of the Internet almost thirty years ago, the new technical possi-
bilities were expected to lead to a knowledge-based community, allowing all
members of civil society to enjoy a right to information and participation.
Human rights constitute the basic framework for society. Thus, the freedom of
expression as the right to communicate and the freedom of information as the
right of access to information are mainly knowledge-oriented. In situations of a
pandemic environment such as COVID-19, these human rights are particularly
relevant.
6.2 BROADENING THE HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACHES
The freedom of expression and, to a lesser extent, the freedom of information
are enshrined in most significant international and regional human rights
treaties. The typical wordings of international law provisions are centred around
the formulation “everyone has the right to …”. Consequently, the human rights
are directed against state interventions into the protected sphere of individuals.
Nevertheless, this concept does not exclude that human rights can also be in-
voked against non-state actors.
New technologies enabling a fuller realisation of communications exchanges
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