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Law’s Capture of Human Rights focused Open-Source Investigations: the Dangers of Legal Deference

Smith, Patrick Brian; Crawford-Holland, Sasha; Williams, Andrew

Authors

Sasha Crawford-Holland

Andrew Williams



Abstract

With new protocols emerging to regulate the field of open-source investigation, this article critiques their widespread deference to the requirements of legal processes that exclude alternate horizons of justice and accountability. Instead, we propose tactics to counter such epistemic injustice, aimed at fostering pluralistic, decentralised, and solidarity-based OSI practices beyond legal constraints.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 11, 2025
Deposit Date Feb 12, 2025
Print ISSN 2050-6325
Electronic ISSN 2050-6333
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed

This file is under embargo due to copyright reasons.

Contact P.B.Smith@salford.ac.uk to request a copy for personal use.




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