ELPIS Law Review - Maria Margarida Kolmer
Written by: Maria Margarida Mendes Calixto Kolmer Second-year student from the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law Class: 2B, 17 Student number: 61072 Commentary on ELPIS v-LAW Review No. 3/2021 «20(2)1 Law in a Space Odissey – Robots, Computers, Digitalization as the new challenges to the Law» “Access to the Internet as a Human Right” Rui Guerra Fonseca | University of Lisbon School of Law The internet has revolutionised virtually every facet of human life. People use the internet to express their thoughts and opinions, to educate themselves, to find information on practically any subject, to maintain relationships with their family and culture, to conduct business, to work and to seek healthcare. It has become a global force for democratisation and mostly positive social progress. An express right to the internet has not yet been recognised in any international treaty or similar instrument. This has been the source of much debate, and the arguments fo...