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The Rule of Law in Cyberspace

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Editors:
  1. Carlos Blanco de Morais

    1. School of Law, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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  2. Gilmar Ferreira Mendes

    1. Supremo Tribunal Federal, Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), Brasília, Brazil

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  3. Thomas Vesting

    1. Faculty of Law, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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  • Conveys a groundbreaking approach to free speech in Cyberspace
  • Explores new forms of public and private regulation in Cyberspace
  • Examines the quality of democracy, elections and social networks

Part of the book series: Law, Governance and Technology Series (LGTS, volume 49)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Carlos Blanco de Morais, Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Thomas Vesting
    Pages 1-6

  3. Democratic Constitutionalism in Cyberspace

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. “Digital Democracy”: A Threat to the Democratic System or Oxygenation of Representative Democracy and Free Speech?

      • Carlos Blanco de Morais
      Pages 9-63

    3. Digital Constitutionalism and Constitutional Jurisdiction: A Research Agenda for the Brazilian Case

      • Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Victor Oliveira Fernandes
      Pages 65-87

    4. The Crisis of the Representative Democracy in the Face of Digital Democracy

      • Francisco Balaguer Callejón
      Pages 89-102

    5. Rule of Law, Democracy and New Technologies

      • José Levi Mello do Amaral Júnior
      Pages 103-109

    6. Freedom, Democracy, Digital Government and Human Development

      • Paulo Uebel
      Pages 111-123

    7. The Digitization of Government and Digital Exclusion: Setting the Scene

      • Sofia Ranchordás
      Pages 125-148

    8. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Structures of the Modern Public Sphere

      • Thomas Vesting
      Pages 149-164

  4. The Threat of Disinformation and the Role of Social Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Fake News and the 2018 Brazilian Presidential Election

      • Frederico Gonçalves Junkert
      Pages 167-185

    3. Political Speech, Freedom of Expression and Fake News

      • Carlos Bastide Horbach
      Pages 187-201

    4. Disinformation and Journalism

      • Luísa Meireles
      Pages 203-216

    5. Social Networks and the Exercise of Fundamental Rights: Public Administration and the Digitalization of Fundamental Rights

      • Mariana Melo Egídio
      Pages 217-238

    6. Freedom of Expression in the Age of Digital Platforms: Change of Paradigm?

      • Rui Tavares Lanceiro
      Pages 239-259

    7. Online Hate Speech and the Role of Digital Platforms: What Are the Prospects for Freedom of Expression?

      • Ginevra Cerrina Feroni, Andrea Gatti
      Pages 261-282

    8. Hate Speech and Social Media

      • Miguel Nogueira de Brito
      Pages 283-307

    9. Don’t Shoot the Message: Regulating Disinformation Beyond Content

      • Clara Iglesias Keller
      Pages 309-330

    10. Models of Legal Liability for Social Networks: Between Germany and Portugal

      • Domingos Soares Farinho, Ricardo Resende Campos
      Pages 331-348
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About this book

The rule of law in cyberspace currently faces serious challenges. From the democratic system to the exercise of fundamental rights, the Internet has raised a host of new issues for classic legal institutions. This book provides a valuable contribution to the fields of international, constitutional and administrative law scholarship as the three interact in cyberspace.

The respective chapters cover topics such as the notion of digital states and digital sovereignty, jurisdiction over the Internet, e-government, and artificial intelligence. The authors are eminent scholars and international experts with a profound knowledge of these topics. Particular attention is paid to the areas of digital democracy, digital media and regulation of the digital world.

The approach employed is based on a comparative perspective from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Brazil. One particular focus is on how various legal systems are coping with increasing difficulties in the exercise ofdemocracy with regard to disinformation and hate speech. The roles of legislators, the judicial system and public administrations are analysed in the light of the latest cases, conflicts and technologies.

In addition to this comparative approach, the book explores the evolution of rule of law in cyberspace and the upcoming new legal regimes in the European Union and Brazil. Special care is taken to offer a critical review of both the literature and the latest legal solutions adopted and being considered regarding the regulation of cyberspace from a constitutional and administrative perspective.

Given its scope, the book will be of interest to researchers and scholars in the field of digital law whose work involves constitutional problems in cyberspace and/or practical problems concerning the regulation of social networks and online commerce.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Law, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Carlos Blanco de Morais

  • Supremo Tribunal Federal, Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), Brasília, Brazil

    Gilmar Ferreira Mendes

  • Faculty of Law, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Vesting

About the editors

Carlos Blanco de Morais holds a PhD from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon where he is Full Professor of Constitutional Law and International Public Law. He occupies various positions at the Faculty, such as Head of the Department of Public Law and Scientific Coordinator of Lisbon Public Law Research Centre(CIDP).- He is Senior Juridical Consultant of the Portuguese Council of Ministers Juridical Centre.

Gilmar Ferreira Mendes is a Justice of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and Professor of Constitutional Law at IDP in Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. Degree from the University of Münster (Germany).

Thomas Vesting, Chair of Public Law, Law and Theory of the Media, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main. Associate Member Cluster of Excellence "The Formation of Normative Orders". 2017 Awarded honorary doctorate (IDP - Brazil).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Rule of Law in Cyberspace

  • Editors: Carlos Blanco de Morais, Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Thomas Vesting

  • Series Title: Law, Governance and Technology Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07377-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07376-2Published: 07 September 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07379-3Published: 08 September 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07377-9Published: 06 September 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2352-1902

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-1910

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 401

  • Topics: IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property, Public Law, Social Media

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