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A torture-free cyber space : a human right

Newbery, SL; Dehghantanha, A

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A Dehghantanha



Abstract

Definitions of torture range from the emotive to the legal. The media sometimes uses the term in a loose or informal sense – for example, to refer to the pain felt when one's sports team loses a crucial game. This dangerous practice detracts from the severity of torture as defined in law. When international human rights instruments describe the treatment of prisoners as torture, they are referring to severe suffering. News reports also use the term in a non-legal, informal sense to refer to the effects of cyber-bullying. In some instances cyber-bullying can meet the severity-of-suffering aspect of the legal definition of torture, as we will examine.

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Newbery, S., & Dehghantanha, A. (2017). A torture-free cyber space : a human right. Computer Fraud and Security, 2017(11), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1361-3723%2817%2930083-0

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 17, 2017
Online Publication Date Nov 23, 2017
Publication Date Nov 23, 2017
Deposit Date Aug 3, 2017
Publicly Available Date Nov 23, 2018
Journal Computer Fraud & Security
Print ISSN 1361-3723
Publisher Elsevier
Volume 2017
Issue 11
Pages 14-19
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/S1361-3723%2817%2930083-0
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1361-3723(17)30083-0
Related Public URLs https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-fraud-and-security

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