DR.

RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW

UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW

SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS

Session: 2018 - 2019

SYNOPSIS

ON

New Generation for Human Rights in Cyberspace

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

Dr. Aparna Singh Shubham Singh Rawat

Assistant Professor (Law) B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

RMLNLU Sec. B; Enroll. No.-134

INTRODUCTION:

A new era for human rights law has emerged as the virtual environment challenges our
traditional notion of fundamental rights and freedoms. As a result of information and
computing technology, it is possible to plug oneself into an alternative reality to have fun and
meet others without actually being physically present. Virtual worlds are rapidly becoming
the matrix of human life but at the same time they offer an ideal surface for committing
different kind of violations to our liberty and dignity. It is absolutely essential to theoretically
analyze the reach of human rights protection in cyberspace, especially in the context of
virtual worlds.

AIM OF THE PROJECT: 

The aim of this project is to analyze the effect that the digital age has had to our lives in this
era of digital world where increasing cyber-crimes are violating human rights and are going
undetected.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

1) How is cyber-crime related to violation of human rights?

2) What is cyberspace and its impact over human rights?
3) What are the regulations kept in place to check such cyber-crimes which violate
human rights?

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

Doctrinal Research: In this we go through literature available on the subject matter and
thereon propound conclusion based on our study.

TENTATIVE CHAPTERISATION:

 INTRODUCTION
 CAN INDIVIDUALS VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS?
 THE PERILS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
 INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTION IN CYBERSPACE
 VIRTUAL WORLDS: A COMPLETELY NEW PLATFORM OF IDEAS
 PROPOSED SOLUTIONS AND SOME NEW IDEAS
 THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
  CONCLUSION

REFERENCE:

1. Charlesworth, H & Chinkin, C, “The boundaries of international law – A feminist

analysis”
(2000)
2. Clapham, A, “Human Rights in the Private Sphere” (1993).
3. Gerald R. Ferrera et al., “Your Rights in Cyberspace” (2001).
4. Klang, M & Murray, A, “Human Rights in the Digital Age” (2005), chapter 5, p 65,
Rowland,
D, “Free Expression and Defamation”
5. Sunga, S, “Individual Responsibility in International Law for Serious Human Rights
Violations” (1992).