Legal Measures to Protect Child and Juvenile from Cyber-Bullying

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Methinee Suwannakit

Abstract

Currently, child and juvenile cyber-bullying is a vital issue in Thailand. Since, Cyber-Bullying is a new form of bullying that use information technology and communication to offend others, there are several problems or limitations to apply Thai existing Laws such as defamation, torts and Computer-related Crime Act. According to comparative studies of Thai and American laws, in the States, there are two types of State Laws, School Policies stipulated in the State Education Codes and Criminal Sanctions, which are designed specifically to tackle with cyber-bullying. This research will analytically argue that both legal measures have positive and negative results. Therefore, the research will suggest that Thailand should adopt both approaches and specify them in the Thai National Education Act.

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Suwannakit, Methinee. “Legal Measures to Protect Child and Juvenile from Cyber-Bullying”. Naresuan University Law Journal 10, no. 2 (December 20, 2017): 49–70. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/lawnujournal/article/view/106267.
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