"Digital violence systematically excludes and is not an isolated phenomenon. It affects people differently based on the degree of discrimination they experience , but women are particularly affected. The German legal system is fundamentally based on individual legal protection. Only individuals can assert their own rights in court. However, especially when it comes to structural violations of rights, as is usually the case with digital violence, collective legal mobilization would be helpful. Those affected would then not have to sue alone, but could join forces, sue with the support of an advocate, or an association could represent them in the legal proceedings."
The Gunda Werner Institute for Feminism and Gender Democracy at the Heinrich Böll Foundation publishes an e-paper on legal options for countering digital violence.
"Collective Legal Mobilization Against Digital Violence" by Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lembke spans the spectrum from criminal law and the well-known paragraphs on incitement to hatred, insult, and harassment, through the much-criticized Network Enforcement Act, which came into force on January 01.01.2018, XNUMX, to legal regulations on child and youth media protection.
One focus is on the possibilities of collective means of legal mobilization, for example class action lawsuits, which could help to combat digital violence, especially in anti-discrimination law.
At the end of the e-paper, the author provides 16 recommendations for action against exclusion and for inclusive communication."
Source and further information: www.gwi-boell.de
The e-paper is now available on the Gunda Werner Institute website:
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