Citizenship, Social Movements and Crimes in the Network Society

• Main Authors: Caio Sperandeo De Macedo, Greice Patricia Fuller
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2016-10-01
• Series: Revista de Direito, Governança e Novas Tecnologias
• Subjects: Cidadania, Movimentos sociais, Crimes, Internet, Sociedade em rede
• Online Access: http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistadgnt/article/view/827

This paper analyzes the social movements organized through the Internet at the beginning of XXI century while legitimated in the rule of citizenship and self-determination of citizens, as well as addresses criminal aspects and the need for them to be founded in the Constitution of 1988 in order to be considered licit. Furtheremore, ratify that some acts committed by social movements can be characterized as delicts, as often adopt stigmatizing and discriminatory strategies in the context of hate speech.