Bescherming van grondrechten in het digitale tijdperk

Abstract

On January 26, 2000, the Dutch Commission on Fundamental Rights in a Digital Age made available its draft proposals for new articles concerning freedom of expression (including the freedom to publish, disseminate or receive ideas and information), the right of respect for private life and privacy (including the privacy of communication), all to be incorporated in the Constitution of the Netherlands (Annexes 1 and 2). Up until now the Dutch Constitution lacked adequate constitutional guarantees to cope with the challenges of new forms and means of information exchange in the information age. This summary reports on the first comments and discussion made. It ends with a few remaining questions. Index II. Discussion on the draft proposals of the Commission on Fundamental Rights in the Digital Age Annex 1. Proposals for new articles to be incorporated in the Constitution of the Netherlands, submitted by the Commission on Fundamental Rights in a Digital Age Annex 3. Comments by Jacob Palme Annex 4. Reply to Jacob Palme by Alis Koekkoek Annex 5. Comments bij Hans Peter Bull Annex 6. Comments on the remaining questions by Hans Peter Bull Annex 7. Instruction for the discussion on Fundamental rights in the digital era by dr. L.M. Matthijssen

In dit eindrapport wordt verslag gedaan van de toetsing door internationale experts van de voorstellen voor grondwetswijzigingen die door de Commissie-Franken zijn gedaan voor de aanpassing van een aantal artikelen in de grondwet. Algemene bevindingen op hoofdlijnen en enkele elementen uit de discussie met experts worden weergegeven. Aan de orde komen onder andere de vrijheid van meningsuiting (artikel 7) en de relatie tussen vrijheid van meningsuiting en recht op bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer (artikel 10).