Cybersecurity and Human Rights

Author(s): Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Camino Kavanagh
Book Title: Research Handbook on Human Rights and Digital Technology: Global Politics, Law and International Relations
Series: Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series
Pages: 73-97
Publisher(s): Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Year: 2019

This chapter is concerned with the complex relationship between national security and human rights. On the one hand, a certain level of security – generally understood as freedom from risks and dangers – is needed so that human rights can be guaranteed. On the other hand, national security needs are often invoked as a justification for policies that directly violate human rights.

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