A New Right is the Wrong Tactic: Bring Legal Actions Against States for Internet Shutdowns Instead of Working Towards a Human Right to the Internet (Part 2)

Authors

Jay T. Conrad, Georgetown UniversityFollow

Abstract

This Article is the second of a two-part series about an increasingly prevalent threat to human rights: State-sanctioned Internet shutdowns. Part 1 detailed Internet shutdown tactics and potential human rights violations that could result from a shutdown. Now, Part 2 addresses the deficiencies of advocating for Internet access to be a recognized human right as a means of combatting shutdowns. Despite the popularity of this proposed solution, the harms of Internet shutdowns are better addressed through traditional legal avenues, such as bringing claims against the sanctioning state.

Part 1 can be found in The Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 6., available at:

https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sjteil/vol13/iss2/6.

Recommended Citation

Conrad, Jay T. (2023) "A New Right is the Wrong Tactic: Bring Legal Actions Against States for Internet Shutdowns Instead of Working Towards a Human Right to the Internet (Part 2)," Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sjteil/vol14/iss1/2