Title: Limiting digital dictatorship through the lens of digital constitutionalism

Authors: Prabhpreet Singh; Irina A. Filipova

Addresses: Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur-Ajmer Express Highway, Dehmi Kalan, Near GVK Toll Plaza, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303007, India ' Central Asian Research Center for Artificial Intelligence Regulation, Samarkand State University, 140104, University Blv. 15, Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan

Abstract: The concept of 'digital democracy' is crucial for comprehending the interaction between collective self-government and mediating digital infrastructures in modern society. On the one hand, policymakers want to use technology to legitimise the public sector, reawaken individuals' interest in politics, and fight civic apathy. On the other hand, academics warn that the danger is that the foundation of democracy itself may be destroyed if the digitalisation of democracy is left unchallenged. In the present paper, the authors provide a conceptual study of digital democracy and its relationship with the right to privacy, digital dictatorship, digital constitutionalism, and digital sovereignty. Governments' laws must conform to the constitution, which is the supreme law of the land. Thus, in such circumstances, judicial review acts as a check on the power of the legislature and ensures constitutionalism in the state.

Keywords: digital democracy; digital dictatorship; digital constitutionalism; digital sovereignty; right to privacy; technology; democracy; policymakers; legislature; legitimise.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTPL.2024.142830

International Journal of Technology Policy and Law, 2024 Vol.3 No.3, pp.224 - 235

Received: 12 Nov 2022
Accepted: 04 May 2023

Published online: 28 Nov 2024 *

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