Soberania, direitos humanos e cibersegurança: a perspectiva chinesa para a regulação da internet

Abstract

Internet and digital platforms development accelerates information flows and leads countries to build specific legislation that regulates the spread of online content. The goal: to prevent cybernetic threats and harmful content. China, whit its Cybersecurity Law and other regulatory initiatives from The Golden Shield Project, plays a central role in the international arena as it establishes new regulatory parameters that concentrate on its own version of concepts such as sovereignty, human rights, and cybersecurity. As a result, the criticism of this scenario is becoming more intense. "China is reinforcing its authoritarian and human rights violator features". However, would this assumption be fair? Through documental analysis and bibliographic research on Cybersecurity Law and other legal documents, this work aims to discover to what extent the Chinese legislation on Internet regulation refers to human rights. In the first chapter, we study the Chinese Internet and its main attributes. After this topic, the focus is directed towards the various perspectives on human rights that coexist in China. Lastly, in the third chapter, the goal is to study the documents selected. In addition, this dissertation analyses the value of the negative reviews on the Chinese regulatory system, commonly given by western researchers and specialists. Therefore, our research aims to discover new analytical avenues that allow us to criticize China without disregarding its advances in human rights and the remaining obstacles in this area.