Real Rights in the Virtual World

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Real Rights in the Virtual World

Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality

Human rights, civil rights Civics and citizenship Public international law: human rights IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations Digital and information technologies: Legal aspects

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Language: English

Published by: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published on: 22nd May 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781049403281


Overview

This timely book explores the rights and principles that guide AI-based applications and their users in virtual reality worlds. Riku Neuvonen and Jukka Viljanen examine the next developmental phase of information networks, positioning human rights at the centre of their analysis.

Chapters

Chapters assess the current problems facing the digital world as well as new challenges posed by virtual worlds, including access to information and privacy. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the authors evaluate digital constitutionalism in AI-populated metaverses, the roles of language rights and intellectual property in the metaverse, and generative AI's impact on autonomy, truth and equality.

Conclusion

Ultimately, they bring innovative research topics and ideas to the forefront of human rights studies in the age of virtual reality and AI. Students and scholars of human rights law, internet and technology law, and digitalisation will find Real Rights in the Virtual World an invaluable read. It is also a highly informative resource for policymakers and journalists working in AI, the internet and other virtual worlds.

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