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Bringing In A New Scale: Proposing A Global Metric Of Internet Censorship, Philip Chwee
Bringing In A New Scale: Proposing A Global Metric Of Internet Censorship, Philip Chwee
Fordham International Law Journal
Part I of this Note provides an overview of Internet censorship and international law, including the different approaches and theories behind Internet censorship. Part I.A discusses the development of the ICCPR and its application to the Internet. Next, Part I.B-D provides an in-depth overview of the Internet censorship models of three different countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. Part II examines each country’s Internet censorship model under Article 19 of the ICCPR, considering Article 19(3)’s three-part test and requirements established by recent UN reports interpreting them. The analysis will also examine each country’s copyright laws under Article …
Caultron Of Unwisdom: The Legislative Offensive On Insidious Foreign Influence In The Third Term Of President Vladimir V. Putin, And Iccpr Recourse For Affect Civil Advocates, Thomas M. Callahan
Caultron Of Unwisdom: The Legislative Offensive On Insidious Foreign Influence In The Third Term Of President Vladimir V. Putin, And Iccpr Recourse For Affect Civil Advocates, Thomas M. Callahan
Fordham International Law Journal
Part I discusses Russian and international statutory law. It briefly outlines the structure of the government of the Russian Federation and discusses relevant articles of its Constitution. It then illustrates the legislative trend in question by discussing select legislation passed and proposed during President Putin’s third term that seeks to restrict non-Russian influence in Russian society. Part I closes with a discussion of Russia’s international human rights obligations, and the international redress available to Russian nationals affected by the laws in question. Part II considers the practical application of the laws discussed in Part I. This includes an examination of …