Digital democracy: from status activus digitalis to disinformation – towards a new wave of judicialization of politics?

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  • Mônia Clarissa Hennig Leal University of Santa Cruz do Sul – UNISC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21814/unio.5.2.2292

Keywords:

status activus digitalis, digital democracy, disinformation, judicialization of politics, theory of status (Jellinek and Häberle)

Abstract

This Article intends to develop the notion of status activus digitalis as a fundamental legal condition of the individual in times of digital democracy. Participation in procedures and deliberation (status activus processualis) appears as a central element of democracy, a context in which access to information plays a strategic role. In this scenario, the digital environment enhances this participation (status activus digtialis), while the use of fake news affects this information and, consequently, the public debate, representing a real (not fake!) threat to democracy.

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Published

2019-07-02

How to Cite

Leal, M. C. H. (2019). Digital democracy: from status activus digitalis to disinformation – towards a new wave of judicialization of politics?. UNIO – EU Law Journal, 5(2), 63–74. https://doi.org/10.21814/unio.5.2.2292

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