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TY - JOUR
T1 - Restricting internet access by sex offenders
AU - Gillespie, Alisdair
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In recent years there has been a debate as to whether access to the internet can now be considered a human right. If internet access is a human right then this would raise the question as to whether it is possible to ever restrict an individual's internet access or make it subject to limitations. One area where individuals are currently the subject of limitations is child sex offences where some internet offenders have access to the internet either prohibited or subject to significant limitations. This article considers the approach and legality of such restrictions by focusing on two jurisdictions; England and Wales and the United States of America.
AB - In recent years there has been a debate as to whether access to the internet can now be considered a human right. If internet access is a human right then this would raise the question as to whether it is possible to ever restrict an individual's internet access or make it subject to limitations. One area where individuals are currently the subject of limitations is child sex offences where some internet offenders have access to the internet either prohibited or subject to significant limitations. This article considers the approach and legality of such restrictions by focusing on two jurisdictions; England and Wales and the United States of America.
KW - internet access
KW - human rights
KW - sex offender
KW - monitoring
KW - denial of access
U2 - 10.1093/ijlit/ear004
DO - 10.1093/ijlit/ear004
M3 - Journal article
VL - 19
SP - 165
EP - 186
JO - International Journal of Law and Information Technology
JF - International Journal of Law and Information Technology
SN - 1464-3693
IS - 3
ER -