Exploring cyberbullying: a socio-semiotic perspective

Cheng, Le; Hu, Xitao; Matulewska, Aleksandra; Wagner, Anne

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique: Article original

DOI :

10.1515/ijld-2020-2042

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/109212

Title :

Exploring cyberbullying: a socio-semiotic perspective

Author(s) :

Cheng, Le [Auteur]
Hu, Xitao [Auteur]
Matulewska, Aleksandra [Auteur]
Wagner, Anne [Auteur]

Centre de Recherche Droits et Perspectives du droit (CRDP) - ULR 4487

Journal title :

International Journal of Legal Discourse

Volume number :

Pages :

p.359-378

Publisher :

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Publication date :

2020-11-18

ISSN :

2020-2042

English keyword(s) :

conceptualization
cyberbullying
definition
interpretation
legislations
social semiotics

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Droit

English abstract : [en]

With the wide application of Internet, the negative sides related to cyberspace become prominent, including cyberbullying. In such a sense, it is necessary to delimit and define cyberbullying as one important legal term ...
Show more >With the wide application of Internet, the negative sides related to cyberspace become prominent, including cyberbullying. In such a sense, it is necessary to delimit and define cyberbullying as one important legal term for some relevant cybercrimes. Cyberbullying, in its different forms, is common among children and adolescents, and is facilitated by the increased use of technology. But there is no global legal definition and standard in this area. The authors consider it significant to take into account the international perspective of instrumentalization of law in respect of cyberbullying, which may lead to the formulation of such a definition. This article first explores the definitions, legal mechanisms and its relevant laws in the US, the EU and China to find out their similarities and differences. It is found that cyberbullying as a sign is socially-constituted, is interpreted differently in various jurisdictions, which indicates that the exploration of a sign should be located within and is intertwined with social, cultural and historical backgrounds. This research, as a case study, also provides useful implications for the understanding and interpretation of legal terms in a more general context. At the same time, cultures nowadays pervade one another, and so phenomena that were initially local may quickly and unexpectedly become global. This is the case of cyberbullying, initially associated with children and adolescents as perpetrators and victims, being now also practiced by adults who harass other adults.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

Centre de Recherche Droits et Perspectives du droit (CRDP) - ULR 4487

Research team(s) :

L’Équipe René Demogue

Submission date :

2024-02-24T13:29:15Z
2024-02-29T13:07:44Z

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