Human Rights in Cyberspace

Cees J. Hamelink, Professor of International Communication at the University of Amsterdam addresses the role of human rights in helping to determine the potential future of the Internet and cyberspace. While the Internet is often defined as "infinite" or "borderless", Hamelink questions whether the current international human rights regime may be able to provide a solution or guiding light for Internet producers and Internet users through moral standards. In his paper he questions, "How are the basic human rights standards relevant to cyberspace?"