[Chapter-delegates] Internet and Constitution

[Grigori Saghyan]

Dear Khaled,
In general there is no serious difference between term "Internet" and 
"Network", as you  see "Network" in the second part of the word "Internet".
In case of Telecommunication  Network,  Rail Road Network, Gas Pipe 
Network  it is possible to define these concepts. But when we say 
"Social Network" we do not have any
clear, pure definition for that.  Also there are lot of other  Networks. 
If you shall use this word  in a legal act,  you may have   some 
interpretation  problems in future.
Regards,
Grigori Saghyan
ISOC.AM


On 26.04.2011 3:22, Khaled KOUBAA 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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