[Chapter-delegates] Internet and Constitution

[Zaid Ali]

How about using the word "Communication" rather than "Networks"? We know
communication is evolutionary and something we have been doing since first
existence of humans. This will also make it challenging for whoever comes in
power next to remove from the constitution, we have seen many coups that
throw out aspects of constitutions as a regime sees fit.

Zaid 


On 4/25/11 2:22 PM, "Khaled KOUBAA" <khaled.koubaa at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
>> place to do something like that. In the Constitution you should give
>> guarantees to defend the rights of the people, and make sure there's
>> no misuse. You could include something about technologies, but only in
>> the preamble. Think from the perspective of time: what if 30 years ago
>> they would have included fax or telex in the Constitution? Technology
>> just helps (or bothers!!)
> I agree and this is why we are not saying "the right to access to
> Internet". As I said we are not yet agreed on the wording specially that
> our constitution will be written in Arabic first and than translated to
> other language.
> What I am saying here is "the right to access to networks" regardless
> the technologies. It is even important that the constitution is not
> written based on our today need, but it is also to answer future
> challenges, and I see the "access to networks" as a right to everyone.
> And here I am not speaking about what we will use this right for.
> 
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