[governance] NYT opinion by Vint Cerf: Internet Access is not a HR

[Ivar A. M. Hartmann]

Norbert,
why should a choice be made for a phrasing of the right that seems to
exclude a positive dimension (e.g. the state has an obligation to an active
performance, not only to omit from a restriction)?
Best,
Ivar

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 09:31, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

> Matthias Kettemann <matthias.kettemann at uni-graz.at> wrote:
> > I don't see the point Vint Cerf's is trying to make, when he writes
> > that "technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself".
>
> I think he has a valid and important point in that human rights
> assertions should be phrased so that they are independent of any
> particular technology, so that they continue to be valid as
> technologies continue to evolve.
>
> My proposal would be to assert the human right that today is
> roughly equivalent to saying "Internet access is a human right"
> somewhat like the following:
>
>  It is a human right that a person's access to means of communication
>  must not be hindered in any way beyond the charging of reasonable
>  prices for communication related goods and services.
>
> At the present time this implies that denying someone Internet
> access is a human rights violation. Which it is, today. But when
> the principle is phrased like I propose above, it in addition meets
> the criteria that Vint Cerf asserts that human rights should satisfy.
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
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