Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 77 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 425 - 450 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009 İndeks Tarihi: 08-04-2020

Cyberbullying and Criminal Law

Öz:
As a result of the rapid growth and availability of information and communication technology (ICT) traditional bullying andharassment activities have started to appear on the internet. Current forms of cyberbullying and cyberharassment are acause of great concern with respect to children’s safety and well-being. Cyberbullying lacks a universally accepted definition,namely there is no consensus on a single definition of cyberbullying - which is, after all, generally understood as bullyingoccurring on the internet - determined at an international or European level. However, in this study we have identified thedistinctive features of cyberbullying, that is, the high degree of anonymity, power imbalance between the offencer and thevictim, potentially public nature of cyberbullying and defencelessness of the victim, and the high probablity of repetitionwith anonymity being one of the unique features of cyberbullying. We shall analyse all these elements of cyberbullying,respectively. After this conceptual analysis, we shall assess the approaches and solutions that have been adopted towardscyberbullying in a comparative manner. Finally, we will address the question of whether acts of cyberbulllying should becriminalized and we will discuss the employability of options other than criminal law.
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Konular: Hukuk

Siber Zorbalık ve Ceza Hukuku

Öz:
Bilişim ve iletişim teknolojilerinin hızlı gelişimi ve ulaşılabilirliği, taciz ve benzer nitelikteki olayların internet üzerinden gerçekleştirilmeleri sonucunu doğurmaktadır. Yüz yüze tacizden farklı olarak siber taciz ya da zorbalık olayları çok çeşitli fiilleri kapsayacak biçimde ve bu nedenle birçok görünüm biçimini de içeren dünya genelinde yeni bir fenomen haline gelmiştir. Her ne kadar henüz siber tacize ilişkin gerek Avrupa gerekse dünya genelinde ortak bir tanım yapılmamışsa da en basitiyle internet üzerinden gerçekleştirilen taciz, zorbalık anlamına gelmektedir. Siber taciz vakalarının işlenme sıklığı ve sayısı her geçen gün daha da artma eğilimi göstermekte, tacizcilerin internet kullanma oranı da artış göstermesi ile beraber özellikle çocukların bu fiillere maruz kalma ihtimali de yükselmektedir. İnternet ortamında gerçekleşen siber taciz vakaları çocukların güvenliği ve refahı bakımından büyük bir endişe kaynağı teşkil etmektedir. Bu nedenle, çalışmamızda siber taciz kavramının başat unsurlarını tespit etmeye çalıştık. Bu unsurlar, yüksek seviye anonimlik, mağdurun kendini savunma imkanlarının büyük ölçüde kısıtlanmış olması ve tekerrür ihtimalinin oldukça yüksek olmasıdır. Çalışmamızda, siber taciz kavramının bu ayırıcı vasıflarını sırasıyla tahlil edeceğiz. Bu kavramsal analizin akabinde, karşılaştırmalı hukukta siber taciz konusunda benimsenen yaklaşım ve çözümleri değerlendireceğiz. Nihayet, siber taciz fiillerinin suç haline getirilip getirilmemesi gerektiği sorusunu ve ceza hukuku dışındaki çözüm ihtimallerini ele alacağız.
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Konular: Hukuk
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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IEEE BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR G "Cyberbullying and Criminal Law." , ss.425 - 450, 2019. 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
ISNAD BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR, Gülşah. "Cyberbullying and Criminal Law". (2019), 425-450. https://doi.org/10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
APA BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR G (2019). Cyberbullying and Criminal Law. İstanbul hukuk mecmuası, 77(1), 425 - 450. 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
Chicago BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR Gülşah Cyberbullying and Criminal Law. İstanbul hukuk mecmuası 77, no.1 (2019): 425 - 450. 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
MLA BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR Gülşah Cyberbullying and Criminal Law. İstanbul hukuk mecmuası, vol.77, no.1, 2019, ss.425 - 450. 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
AMA BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR G Cyberbullying and Criminal Law. İstanbul hukuk mecmuası. 2019; 77(1): 425 - 450. 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
Vancouver BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR G Cyberbullying and Criminal Law. İstanbul hukuk mecmuası. 2019; 77(1): 425 - 450. 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
IEEE BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR G "Cyberbullying and Criminal Law." İstanbul hukuk mecmuası, 77, ss.425 - 450, 2019. 10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009
ISNAD BOSTANCI BOZBAYINDIR, Gülşah. "Cyberbullying and Criminal Law". İstanbul hukuk mecmuası 77/1 (2019), 425-450. https://doi.org/10.26650/mecmua.2019.77.1.0009