Industry-Specific Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives that Govern Corporate Human Rights Standards Legitimacy Assessments of the Fair Labor Association and the Global Network Initiative

Abstract With the increase in online content circulation new challenges have arisen: the dissemination of defamatory content, non-consensual intimate images, hate speech, fake news, the increase of copyright violations, among others. Due to the huge amount of work required in moderating content, internet platforms are developing artificial intelligence to automate decision-making content removal. This article discusses the reported performance of current content moderation technologies from a legal perspective, addressing the following question: what risks do these technologies pose to freedom of expression, access to information and diversity in the digital environment? The legal analysis developed by the article focuses on international human rights law standards. Despite recent improvements, content moderation technologies still fail to understand context, thereby posing risks to users’ free speech, access to information and equality. Consequently, it is concluded, these technologies should not be the sole basis for reaching decisions that directly affect user expression.

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Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales

Youth Justice ◽

10.1177/14732254211030597 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 147322542110305

Author(s):

Vicky Kemp ◽

Dawn Watkins

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Young People ◽

Legal Rights ◽

International Human Rights ◽

Children And Young People ◽

England And Wales ◽

Research Interviews ◽

International Human ◽

Points Of View ◽

Human Rights Standards

While studies have explored adult suspects’ understanding of their legal rights, seldom are the experiences of children and young people taken into account. In this article, we discuss findings arising out of research interviews conducted with 61 children and young people; many of whom have experience of being suspects. From listening to their points-of-view, we find that children and young people fundamentally lack understanding of the rights of suspects, and especially the inalienable nature of those rights. We argue this is not surprising when children are being dealt with in an adult-centred punitive system of justice, which is contrary to international human rights standards.

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Lois Mémorielles in Post-Genocide Societies: The Rwandan Law on Genocide Ideology under International Human Rights Law Scrutiny

Leiden Journal of International Law ◽

10.1017/s0922156514000089 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 419-445 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

PIETRO SULLO

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Transitional Justice ◽

Freedom Of Expression ◽

European Countries ◽

International Human Rights Law ◽

Human Rights Law ◽

International Human Rights ◽

International Human ◽

The Law ◽

Human Rights Standards

AbstractThis article discusses the Rwandan Law 18/2008 on genocide ideology in the light of international human rights standards. In order to put the genocide ideology law into context, it sketches a brief overview of the post-genocide scenario. Because of the influence that provisions restricting freedom of expression aimed at fighting negationism might exert on testimonies during genocide trials, it pays particular attention to the transitional justice strategies adopted in Rwanda. Finally, it assesses the law on the genocide ideology against the background provided by the measures implemented in some European countries to deal with the phenomenon of negationism.

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Foreword

The American Journal of International Law ◽

10.2307/2642033 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ruth Wedgwood ◽

Harold K. Jacobson

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

International Conflict ◽

Political Identity ◽

Marshall Plan ◽

Political Space ◽

Economic Community ◽

Military Conflict ◽

Postwar Europe ◽

Social Balance ◽

Human Rights Standards

The aftermath of military conflict can be an occasion for transforming politics and society. In postwar Europe, aided by the Marshall Plan, statesmen such as Jean Monnet and Konrad Adenauer rebuilt the smoking ruins of an international conflict into an economic community with a strong democratic ethos, a common political identity, and a workable social balance. The old rivalries of the continent were abated by joint-security commitments, and the sense of Europe as a political space was strengthened by the human rights standards of the Helsinki process.

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