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Digitalization and Human Rights: Navigating through Ethical and Legal Concerns

Title
Digitalization and Human Rights: Navigating through Ethical and Legal Concerns
Creator
Joseph, Jipson
Description
Digitalization became popular with the digital revolution of the late 20th century, propelling the shift from mechanical and analog electronic technology to digital electronics. It significantly contributed to all fields of human interactions, ensuring sustainable development, human well-being, and societal welfare. The latest innovations and constant changes in the technological world have broadened the scope of digitalization. Along withthe many advantages, digitalization poses some particular challenges to global society. Although these complexities can be attributed to system failures, they are primarily due to the misuse of digital technologies. Some people fraudulently use digitalization to satisfy their egoistic and profit-oriented motives, neglecting the fundamental claims of others. This shows that ethical principles and legal standards have not been adequately respected in the digital space. From this perspective, this chapter, using the critical analytical method, examines the required ethical and legal concerns to protect human rights in the digital space. Copyright 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global Scientific Publishing is prohibited. Use of this chapter to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is expressly prohibited. The publisher reserves all rights to license its use for generative AI training and machine learning model development.
Source
Examining Human Rights at the Intersection of Digitalization and Society;pp.33-60
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
IGI Global
Coverage
Joseph J., Christ University, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISBN: 979-833733687-9; 979-833733685-5; 979-833733686-2;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Book chapter

Citation

Joseph, Jipson, “Digitalization and Human Rights: Navigating through Ethical and Legal Concerns,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/24755.

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