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49 Ga. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 641 (2021)
Corporate Violations of Human Rights: Addressing the Coordinated Surveillance and Persecution of the Uyghur People by the Chinese State and Chinese Corporations

handle is hein.journals/gjicl49 and id is 653 raw text is: CORPORATE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS: ADDRESSING
THE COORDINATED SURVEILLANCE AND PERSECUTION OF THE
UYGHUR PEOPLE BY THE CHINESE STATE AND CHINESE
CORPORATIONS
Ross Smith*
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION................................................................. 643
II. BACKGROUND................................................. 645
A. Internet Regulation, Digital Surveillance, and Human Rights
Violations in China............................................................645
i.  Internet Regulation by the Chinese State ....................645
ii. The Role of Social Media and Digital Surveillance in the
Persecution of the Uyghur People in the Xinjiang Region
of  C h in a .......................................................................6 5 0
B. The Development oflnternational and Transnational
Regulations of the Internet and Corporate Conduct
Regarding Data Privacy ....................................................654
i. Internet Governance, Data Surveillance, and Corporate
Conduct as Addressed by the United Nations, the
International Court of Justice, and the International
Criminal Court ............................................................654
ii. Internet Governance, Data Surveillance, and Corporate
Conduct as Addressed by Regional Organizations .....656
iii. Internet Governance, Data Surveillance, and Corporate
Conduct as Addressed by Transnational Laws and
Policies ........................................................................662
III. A N A LY SIS........................ ...... . ...... ........ ....... .........  665
*J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 2021. B.A. in History and Political Science,
Northwestern University, 2017. I want to say thank you to all of the Georgia Journal oflnter-
national and Comparative Law members and University of Georgia Law Library staff who
aided in the publication of this note. I want to give a special thank you to Professor Harlan
Cohen, who provided me with valuable insights and guidance during the writing process.

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