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Judicial protection of fundamental rights in the transition from the world of atoms to the word of bits: The case of freedom of speech
Author(s) -
Pollicino Oreste
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1468-0386
pISSN - 1351-5993
DOI - 10.1111/eulj.12311
Subject(s) - fundamental rights , law , supreme court , focus (optics) , dimension (graph theory) , economic justice , perspective (graphical) , political science , human rights , european union law , order (exchange) , word (group theory) , work (physics) , first amendment , the internet , sociology , computer science , business , european union , linguistics , mathematics , engineering , philosophy , artificial intelligence , world wide web , optics , economic policy , mechanical engineering , physics , finance , pure mathematics
Abstract This article underlines the role of Courts in protecting fundamental rights in the atomic and the digital dimension. The main aim of this work is to show how the coming of the Internet has affected the exercise and the judicial protection of freedom of expression in a comparative perspective. In order to answer this research question, this study will focus on the role of Courts as ‘playmakers’ in interpreting and solving issues deriving from interconnected legal regimes affecting the protection of fundamental rights and, especially, free speech. More specifically, the comparative focus will be on the decisions of the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Right and the US Supreme Court.