The Birth of Digital Human Rights: Digitized Data Governance as a Human Rights Issue in the EU

The book explores the contested responsibilities between the public and private sectors over the use of online data and how digital human rights evolved in European states and became part of the European Union framework of legal protections. It examines the utilization of national and European Union institutional arrangements as a location for activism by legal and academic consultants and first-mover states.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 274 pages
Publication date: 19 November 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This book delves into the intricate dynamics between the public and private sectors in the realm of online data usage, providing a comprehensive account of how digital human rights emerged within specific European states and eventually became integral to the European Union's legal framework. The author takes a unique approach by examining the underlying reasons and mechanisms behind the linkage between digital data protection and fundamental human rights, a topic that has previously been overlooked in other works on data governance and privacy.

In particular, this work explores the role of national and European Union institutional arrangements as a catalyst for activism by legal and academic consultants, as well as by early adopter states that pioneered the legislation of digital human rights in the 1970s. By tracing the ways in which EU Member States and non-state actors utilized the structure of EU bodies to establish the new norm of digital human rights, readers gain a comprehensive understanding of the process by which the scope of human rights protections expanded across multiple dimensions of European political space.

This project is of significant interest to scholars, students, and laypersons alike, as it sheds light on a rapidly evolving field of technology governance: the human rights of digital data use by both the public and private sectors. By examining the complex interplay between these sectors and the legal frameworks that govern them, readers will gain a deeper appreciation of the challenges and opportunities that arise in the digital age.

Weight: 384g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030829711
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022