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With phenomenal innovation of the Internet and unprecedented growth of Internet users worldwide, the Internet has undoubtedly become important part of many modern peoples' lives, concerning social, political and economical fields. Internet Service Providers (ISP) are responsible for delivering the information thru the Internet networks to our computers. With immense growth of users on the Internet, massive amount of bandwidth is required to deliver the data. ISPs are in complete technical control of the information flow of the Internet. Dangers of fundamental human rights violations occur, when this significant tool of information distribution is in control in the hands of ISPs. Problem of ensuring fundamental human rights, embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights arises and new legal framework is needed to protect the end users of the Internet. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the Internet Service Providers are managing data on Internet networks and whether they are not interfering with rights to freedom of expression and free speech. In order to achieve this aim, in the first part of the work descriptive-comparative research approach is used to investigate the concept of net neutrality, it's corealation to fundamental human rights and main laws regarding principle and protection of human rights. In the second part of the thesis, normative-comparative approach was used to analyze different legal systems in the U.S. and the EU, their requirement to ensure net neutrality principle and human rights protection. Main conclusion of the thesis was that states are liable for ensuring the net neutrality principle, because otherwise it would interfere with fundamental human rights embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

With phenomenal innovation of the Internet and unprecedented growth of Internet users worldwide, the Internet has undoubtedly become important part of many modern peoples' lives, concerning social, political and economical fields. Internet Service Providers (ISP) are responsible for delivering the information thru the Internet networks to our computers. With immense growth of users on the Internet, massive amount of bandwidth is required to deliver the data. ISPs are in complete technical control of the information flow of the Internet. Dangers of fundamental human rights violations occur, when this significant tool of information distribution is in control in the hands of ISPs. Problem of ensuring fundamental human rights, embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights arises and new legal framework is needed to protect the end users of the Internet. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the Internet Service Providers are managing data on Internet networks and whether they are not interfering with rights to freedom of expression and free speech. In order to achieve this aim, in the first part of the work descriptive-comparative research approach is used to investigate the concept of net neutrality, it's corealation to fundamental human rights and main laws regarding principle and protection of human rights. In the second part of the thesis, normative-comparative approach was used to analyze different legal systems in the U.S. and the EU, their requirement to ensure net neutrality principle and human rights protection. Main conclusion of the thesis was that states are liable for ensuring the net neutrality principle, because otherwise it would interfere with fundamental human rights embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

With phenomenal innovation of the Internet and unprecedented growth of Internet users worldwide, the Internet has undoubtedly become important part of many modern peoples' lives, concerning social, political and economical fields. Internet Service Providers (ISP) are responsible for delivering the information thru the Internet networks to our computers. With immense growth of users on the Internet, massive amount of bandwidth is required to deliver the data. ISPs are in complete technical control of the information flow of the Internet. Dangers of fundamental human rights violations occur, when this significant tool of information distribution is in control in the hands of ISPs. Problem of ensuring fundamental human rights, embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights arises and new legal framework is needed to protect the end users of the Internet. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the Internet Service Providers are managing data on Internet networks and whether they are not interfering with rights to freedom of expression and free speech. In order to achieve this aim, in the first part of the work descriptive-comparative research approach is used to investigate the concept of net neutrality, it's corealation to fundamental human rights and main laws regarding principle and protection of human rights. In the second part of the thesis, normative-comparative approach was used to analyze different legal systems in the U.S. and the EU, their requirement to ensure net neutrality principle and human rights protection. Main conclusion of the thesis was that states are liable for ensuring the net neutrality principle, because otherwise it would interfere with fundamental human rights embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.