Equality: Old Debates, New Technologies
McMillan, John; Snelling, Jeanne
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J Snelling and J McMillan “Equality: Old Debates, New Technologies” in E Scotford, R Brownsword and K Yeung (eds) The Oxford Handbook on Law, Regulation and Technology (OUP, 2017).
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Abstract:
This chapter discusses the role that equality plays within liberal theory. We show how the concept of treating citizens as equals is integral to the legitimisation of the state and its regulations, including those involving new technologies. We suggest that equality is a fundamental value when exploring the scope of relevant freedoms with respect to new technologies. However, understanding the role of equality for such issues requires sensitivity to important differences in the way in which it can be theorised. We explain how equality can be valued intrinsically, instrumentally, or constitutively. We also explain three different accounts of what egalitarian justice demands that are particularly relevant to framing policy involving new technology.
Date:
2017
Editor:
Scotford, E; Brownsword, R; Yeung, K
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Keywords:
Technology and law; Liberalism; Equality; Justice; Human rights
Research Type:
Chapter in Book
Languages:
English
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