Digital Citizenship and Its Dimensions

Digital citizenship is a concept that has gained importance, especially after the 2000s, with the increasing prevalence of digitalization. This study aimed to examine the thoughts of the students who took the Digital Citizenship and Society course at Gaziantep University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism in the 2020-2021 academic year. The statements taken from the students reveal what the digital citizenship sub-dimensions mean in students' lives, which sub-dimension is more important to them, how they perceive the problems they encounter most in digital life, and the relationship between digitalization and participatory democracy. According to the results of the research, students have a positive attitude towards the concept of a digital citizen. Digital commerce and digital communication are the dimensions they are most associated with in their daily life. The most problematic dimensions are digital security, digital ethics, digital commerce, and digital law. Increasing digital citizenship qualities will facilitate participatory democracy.

Digital arbitration — A useful tool in the hands of homo sapiens

Currently, general digitalization has not spared the sphere of arbitration. What are the advantages and disadvantages of introducing digital technologies, how has COVID-19 influenced the work of leading arbitration institutions, does digitalization imply the delocalization of ICA, and does a “digital arbitrator” have a future? Alexey A. Kostin and Alexander V. Grebelsky answered these and other questions from Maxim I. Inozemtsev, Editor-in-Chief of the Digital Law Journal.

The degree to which kindergarten curricula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia include some concepts of digital citizenship in light of the requirements of the digital age: درجة تضمين مناهج رياض الأطفال في المملكة العربية السعودية لبعض مفاهيم المواطنة الرقمية في ضوء متطلبات العصر الرقمي

The study aimed to determine the degree to which kindergarten curricula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia include some concepts of digital citizenship in light of the digital age requirements. To achieve this goal, the researcher used the descriptive and analytical approach to the study sample represented in 8 books from the kindergarten curricula in Saudi Arabia. A list of digital citizenship concepts, needed in light of the digital age, was built based on a review of educational literature and previous studies related to the topic. The list included a total of 30 indicators categorised into 6 areas: digital behavior, digital communication, digital knowledge, digital health and safety, digital law, and digital security. The researcher analyzed the content based on the list of standards and concluded that the inclusion of digital citizenship concepts was very limited or almost absent in the studied sample. Inclusion was highest for digital knowledge and digital health and safety at 50% for each area, but with only two repetitions. Other areas, however, were not included at all (0%). The most important recommendation of the study is to highlight the need for specialists in kindergarten curricula to familiarize themselves with the current global standards of curricula, and to include the most important and relevant concepts of the digital age, including digital citizenship. It is also necessary to review the weaknesses and the lack of kindergarten books on the self-learning approach in the curriculum developed in Saudi Arabia, as well as to strengthen the available advantages.

ON THE ISSUE OF A NEW COMPREHENSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY ECONOMIC AND LEGAL INSTITUTE IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION

The article is devoted to the problematic issues of the development of a new complex interdisciplinary economic and legal institute in the theory of law and in civil legislation. The author comes to the conclusion that in the conditions of digital law and the digital economy, a unified economic and legal theory of regulating civil (commercial, entrepreneurial, economic, corporate) legal relations with the participation of legal entities is necessary as a new complex interdisciplinary economic and legal theory based on new principles. The development of new principles will require the efforts of scientists and specialists in various branches of law and special scientific disciplines.

Relevant issues of legal regulation of the digital revolution

The advancement of information technologies, change of expectations and consumer habits, as well as transformation of the social, economic, and political situation in the world entailed infiltration of digital technologies into all spheres of social life. Due to the need for the development of adequate legal regulation of relations arising in the digital sphere, determination of the limits and capabilities of artificial intelligence used for solution of versatile issues, the author highlights the priority direction for the development of law and its theoretical framework and practical aspects in the technologically advanced countries of the world. The progress of information technologies contributed to the development of law, having established its new institution of digital law. However, the essence of digital law is currently being reduced to regulating the new digital form of previous relations. The revolutionary achievement of digital law became the institution of artificial intelligence. The novelty of this research is lies in the statement that the achievements of digital technologies and transformations caused by them have received the name of the “third industrial revolution”, and usually, the revolutionary achievements find their legislative consolidation. Development and implementation of new technologies require their thorough regulation, namely with regards to formulation of concepts, criteria, and the subject matter. The development of the Institution of artificial intelligence actualizes the question of the parties to digital relations. Thus, the issues united by the concept of “digital law” do not fully reflect its essence and do not foresee the upcoming changes.

Digital law: problems of forming a categorical apparatus

In the conditions of information civilization, the advanced countries of the world are moving to the format of the digital economy. This leads to the emergence of new digital phenomena for society and every person. Digital law as an innovative phenomenon for Russian society arises in connection with the need to develop new mechanisms for regulating legal relations in the digital information environment. However, debatable questions about the definitions of key categories and concepts that make up the categorical apparatus of digital law lead to inconsistencies in the adopted laws, which subsequently manifests itself in the problems of regulating digital social relations in society. The article considers the main contradictions and problems of terminology in digital law at the present stage of development.

Digital Law and Digital Rights in Russia: Polemical Notes

Digitalization has become omnipresent today. No longer limited to the security sphere, digital technologies are actively transforming society as a whole. However, the conservative institution of law does not always respond promptly to changes, and many lawyers believe that the traditional legislation in force is sufficient to handle this new object of regulation. Yet the fact is that this object cannot be called traditional from the regulatory standpoint. Technology has a powerful impact on both law and the state and so requires new solutions. Under such circumstances, it is important to gain a legal understanding of digitalization without delay. The purpose of this article is to analyze the current state of legal regulation of digital technologies in Russia. By employing classical legal methods for analyzing doctrine, legislation and jurisprudence, the author comes to the conclusion that digital law is a new branch of law. At the same time, its most significant aspect is the regulation of digital rights — subjective rights associated with the use of digital technologies. Despite the neutral and universal character of technologies, a comparative legal approach allows us to identify the specific features of Russian digital law, as well as the nuances of the regulation and protection of digital rights in Russia. The present article reflects the author’s position and strives to inspire further discussion about these issues.

Digital law: The pursuit of certainty

The article deals with the development o digital law as an instrument for regulating the digital economy. It is proved that, within the academic environment, the concept of “Internet law” is still more well-established than the concept of “digital law”. It is in this manner that the legal sphere responds to the challenges of the digital revolution and reflects the digital economy. The debate as to whether “Internet law” can be considered either as a separate branch of law or as a branch of legislation has not yet subsided. Nevertheless, “Internet law” is undoubtedly an independent academic discipline, textbooks on which are published in Russia. However, Russia needs to develop a digital economy; this is why the national project “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” was adopted in 2018, regulatory support for which forms the basis of digital law in Russia. At the same time, the extensive experience of digital economy regulation in both its neighbouring countries and beyond is taken into account. Especially attractive is the national strategic model, which assumes the most rapid procedure for adopting changes and consequently adapting digital legislation, is aimed at the long-term perspective, and lets popular opinion — as well as the opinions of public organizations, the business community, and government representatives — be taken into account. In addition to foreign experience in regulating the digital economy, we should also use the best practices of domestic and foreign legal science.

Shipping Document Digitization Prospects

The emergence of digital rights as objects of civil rights has given rise to the necessity of studying the possibility of the existence of digital documents of title. In the paper, the author compared documents of title as commercial securities and digital rights, in particular, utilitarian ones. The author made a conclusion that it is not possible to recognize the utilitarian digital law as a negotiable document of title, and its transfer — the transfer of an item within the meaning of Art. 224 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.