Cyberbullying: legal regulations in Central Asia

Abstract

ABSTRACT

 

This study analyses the social and psychological determinants of cyberbullying and identifies the setting in which traditional face-to-face bullying transforms into virtual violence. The article also outlines the features influencing the manifestation of cyberbullying in the countries of Central Asia. Considering the flavour of traditionalism in the Asian culture and social relations, countries within the region should implement new institutions and foster cultural values in schoolchildren, with the focus kept on the prevention of cyberbullying. The juvenile justice system should keep up with the anti-cyberbullying trend because older children may be legally liable due to age and hence, carry punishment.

RESUMEN

 

El estudio actual analiza los determinantes sociales y psicológicos del acoso cibernético e identifica el entorno en el que el acoso cara a cara tradicional se transforma en violencia virtual. El artículo también describe las características que influyen en la manifestación del ciberacoso en los países de Asia Central. Teniendo en cuenta el sabor del tradicionalismo en la cultura y las relaciones sociales de Asia, los países de la región deberían implementar nuevas instituciones y fomentar los valores culturales en los escolares, con el foco puesto en la prevención del acoso cibernético. El sistema de justicia juvenil debe mantenerse al día con la tendencia contra el acoso cibernético porque los niños mayores pueden ser legalmente responsables debido a la edad y, por lo tanto, llevar castigo.

Author Biographies

V. N. POBEDINSKY, Nizhnevartovsk State University

Vyacheslav Pobedinsky is from Nizhnevartovsk, Russian Federation. He is a Сandidate of Philosophical Sciences. He works as an associate professor at the Department for Humanities, Social Studies and Tourism at Nizhnevartovsk State University. The research interests of the author are law enforcement, law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation. A recent study of the author is “The modern electoral process as the mythologization of public consciousness”.

V. A. SHESTAK, MGIMO-University

Viktor Shestak lives in Moscow, Russian Federation. He is a Doctor of Juridical Science. He works as a professor at the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminology of MGIMO-University. The research interests of the author are criminal law, criminal procedure, forensic science, prosecutorial supervision. A recent study of the author is “Theoretical and legal problems of Crime Prevention in the Military”

N. S. VOROBUEV, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Russian Federation Government

Nikita Vorobuev lives in Moscow, Russian Federation. He works as a 1-st category specialist at the Department of financial, tax and budget legislation of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Russian Federation Government. The research interests of the author are international public law, integration law, law of the eurasian economic union, resolution of international economic disputes. A recent study of the author is “Legal principles and innovations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement”.

Y. V. TRUNTSEVSKY, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Russian Federation Government

Yuri Truntsevsky lives in Moscow, Russian Federation. Yuri is a Doctor of legal Sciences. Нe works as a Leading Research Fellow at Department of Methodology of Combating Corruption of Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Russian Federation Government. The research interests of the author are: criminal law and criminology. A recent study of the author is “The Republic of Korea Anti-Corruption Policy: History and Modernity”.

V. V. SEVALNEV, The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Russian Federation Government

Viacheslav Sevalnev lives in Moscow, Russian Federation. He is a Candidate of Law. Нe works as a Leading Research Fellow at Department of Methodology of Combating Corruption of Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Russian Federation Government. The research interests of the author are economic reforms in China, new and high technologies, the tax sphere, innovation, constitutional and administrative legislation. A recent study of the author is “The role of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) in the implementation of international anti-corruption standards in the national law of the participating countries”.

 

 

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Published
2019-12-08
How to Cite
POBEDINSKY, V. N., SHESTAK, V. A., VOROBUEV, N. S., TRUNTSEVSKY, Y. V., & SEVALNEV, V. V. (2019). Cyberbullying: legal regulations in Central Asia. Utopía Y Praxis Latinoamericana, 24(1), 162-171. Retrieved from https://mail.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/utopia/article/view/29990
Issue
Vol. 24 (2019): Extra 5 [Interlocuciones]
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Artículos