LEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN FROM DIGITAL VIOLENCE
Keywords:
digital violence, cyberstalking, discrimination, protection order, CEDAW, criminal law of Uzbekistan, information security.Abstract
This article is devoted to the analysis of the effectiveness of the national legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of protecting women from digital (virtual) violence and cyberbullying. The work uses comparative legal, formal legal and doctrinal methods, as well as the method of legal modeling. An analysis was carried out of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Protection of Women from Oppression and Violence" (2019), the Criminal Code and other regulatory acts in comparison with international standards, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979) and General Recommendation No. 35 of the CEDAW Committee. Special attention is paid to a comparative analysis of the approaches of the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan. Based on the conducted research, specific amendments to the criminal and administrative legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan are proposed, aimed at effectively countering digital violence.
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