PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN FROM HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE COMMITTED IN CYBERSPACE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS
Keywords:
cyber violence, legislative improvement, protection order, non-consensual intimate images, deepfake, doxing, criminal liability, information intermediary, legal gap, de lege ferenda.Abstract
The article provides a systematic analysis of the current legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of protecting women from harassment and violence committed in cyberspace and identifies the existing legal gaps. By comparing the national regulatory framework with international standards, the author substantiates nine conceptual gaps: the absence of a definition of cyber violence, the lack of liability for the non-consensual dissemination of intimate images, the absence of legal regulation of deepfakes, the failure of the protection order to cover the digital dimension, the indeterminacy of the content removal period, and the non-disaggregation of the online modality in statistical reporting.
Based on the research findings, de lege ferenda proposals have been developed: a draft of specific provisions to be introduced into the Law on Protection of Women from Harassment and Violence, the Criminal Code, the Code of Administrative Liability and the Law on Informatization is proposed. The concept of a phased implementation of the reform and a system of indicators for assessing its effectiveness are substantiated.
