The freedom of speech and right of access to information in the emerging system of international information security

• Published in: Pravoprimenenie Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 80 - 93
• Main Authors: K. A. Ivanova, M. Zh. Myltykbaev
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Dostoevsky Omsk State University 01.01.2021
• Subjects: cyber space; cyber threats; freedom of speech; information and communication technologies; information security; information technologies; information threats; international information security; right to access information
• DOI: 10.24147/2542-1514.2020.4(4).80-93
• ISSN: 2542-1514

The subject. The article is devoted to the analysis of the freedom of speech and access to information in the context of the emerging system of international information security.The purpose of the article is to try to predict the positive and negative consequences of changing international relations in the digital age, to determine the role of freedom of speech and access to information in the context of confrontation between Russia and the United States.The research presented in this article was carried out by combining different disciplinary approaches, including comparative law, comparative politics and international relations, political theory and sociology. Moreover, study includes methods of dialectical logic, analysis and synthesis, as well as formal legal analysis of international legal acts of the UN.The main results and scope of their application. The rights of freedom of speech and access to information is undoubtedly one of the main in the global digital communication context.Degree of implementation of human and citizen rights to freedom of expression and access to information are indicators of political processes, the pace of building a civil society and legal state in current country. These rights are the foundation of modern democracy.The authors carry out a systematic analysis of the categories “freedom of speech” and “the right to access information”, identify the features of implementation of these rights in cyberspace, analyze international practice of legal regulation of these rights and assess the place and role of these rights in the emerging system of international information security. A legal analysis of international legal acts shows that the positions of the United States and the Russian Federation in the field of international information security are gradually converging, and the convergence is going in the direction of the Russian position Conclusions. The limits on the exercise of freedom of speech and access to information do not correspond to the level of development of public relations, because there are no effective legal tools to prevent defamation in the mass media, which in turn can lead to conflict between countries. It is concluded that there is a need for active international cooperation and consistent unification of the legislation of various countries, taking into account that freedom of speech and access to information in cyberspace should have the same level of protection as in the physical world.