Protecting Children in the Digital Era

Eva Lievens, Ph.D. (2009) in Law, K.U.Leuven, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (K.U.Leuven). She regularly publishes on the legal aspects and impact of new communication phenomena.

Excerpt of the table of contents:
Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations;
I. Introduction
1.Background; 2.Delineation; 3.Structure
II. Part 1
Chapter 1. Setting: Notions, issues & policy history
1.1. Clarification of the constitutive elements
1.2. Protecting minors against harmful digital media content: identifying the regulatory challenges
1.3. Conclusion
Chapter 2. Alternative regulatory instruments
2.1. “Regulation”
2.2. “Alternative regulation” in policy documents
2.3. Overview and analysis of different alternative regulatory instruments
2.4. Conclusion
III. Part 2
Chapter 1. Legal Framework (‘de lege lata’)
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Human Rights – Children’s rights
1.3. Human Rights: freedom of expression, privacy and procedural guarantees
1.4. Content regulation
1.5. Internal market and competition
1.6. General EU legislative principles and requirements
1.7. Conclusion
Chapter 2. Using ARIs to protect minors from harmful content: compliance with the legal framework
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Evaluation of different alternative regulatory instruments: compliance with the legal framework
2.3. Conclusion: ARIs and their compatibility with the European legal framework
IV: Concluding remarks and recommendations for the future
1. Retrospective of the research undertaken
2. Conclusions
3. Recommendations and indications for future research
Bibliography;Index.