Eva Lievens, Ph.D. (2009) in Law, K.U.Leuven, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (K.U.Leuven). She regularly publishes on the legal aspects and impact of new communication phenomena.

• Excerpt of the table of contents:Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; I. Introduction1.Background; 2.Delineation; 3.StructureII. Part 1Chapter 1. Setting: Notions, issues & policy history1.1. Clarification of the constitutive elements1.2. Protecting minors against harmful digital media content: identifying the regulatory challenges1.3. ConclusionChapter 2. Alternative regulatory instruments2.1. “Regulation”2.2. “Alternative regulation” in policy documents2.3. Overview and analysis of different alternative regulatory instruments2.4. ConclusionIII. Part 2Chapter 1. Legal Framework (‘de lege lata’)1.1. Introduction1.2. Human Rights – Children’s rights1.3. Human Rights: freedom of expression, privacy and procedural guarantees1.4. Content regulation1.5. Internal market and competition1.6. General EU legislative principles and requirements1.7. ConclusionChapter 2. Using ARIs to protect minors from harmful content: compliance with the legal framework2.1. Introduction2.2. Evaluation of different alternative regulatory instruments: compliance with the legal framework2.3. Conclusion: ARIs and their compatibility with the European legal frameworkIV: Concluding remarks and recommendations for the future1. Retrospective of the research undertaken2. Conclusions3. Recommendations and indications for future researchBibliography;Index.

Eva Lievens, Ph.D. (2009) in Law, K.U.Leuven, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (K.U.Leuven). She regularly publishes on the legal aspects and impact of new communication phenomena.

• Excerpt of the table of contents:Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; I. Introduction1.Background; 2.Delineation; 3.StructureII. Part 1Chapter 1. Setting: Notions, issues & policy history1.1. Clarification of the constitutive elements1.2. Protecting minors against harmful digital media content: identifying the regulatory challenges1.3. ConclusionChapter 2. Alternative regulatory instruments2.1. “Regulation”2.2. “Alternative regulation” in policy documents2.3. Overview and analysis of different alternative regulatory instruments2.4. ConclusionIII. Part 2Chapter 1. Legal Framework (‘de lege lata’)1.1. Introduction1.2. Human Rights – Children’s rights1.3. Human Rights: freedom of expression, privacy and procedural guarantees1.4. Content regulation1.5. Internal market and competition1.6. General EU legislative principles and requirements1.7. ConclusionChapter 2. Using ARIs to protect minors from harmful content: compliance with the legal framework2.1. Introduction2.2. Evaluation of different alternative regulatory instruments: compliance with the legal framework2.3. Conclusion: ARIs and their compatibility with the European legal frameworkIV: Concluding remarks and recommendations for the future1. Retrospective of the research undertaken2. Conclusions3. Recommendations and indications for future researchBibliography;Index.

Eva Lievens, Ph.D. (2009) in Law, K.U.Leuven, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (K.U.Leuven). She regularly publishes on the legal aspects and impact of new communication phenomena.

• Excerpt of the table of contents:Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; I. Introduction1.Background; 2.Delineation; 3.StructureII. Part 1Chapter 1. Setting: Notions, issues & policy history1.1. Clarification of the constitutive elements1.2. Protecting minors against harmful digital media content: identifying the regulatory challenges1.3. ConclusionChapter 2. Alternative regulatory instruments2.1. “Regulation”2.2. “Alternative regulation” in policy documents2.3. Overview and analysis of different alternative regulatory instruments2.4. ConclusionIII. Part 2Chapter 1. Legal Framework (‘de lege lata’)1.1. Introduction1.2. Human Rights – Children’s rights1.3. Human Rights: freedom of expression, privacy and procedural guarantees1.4. Content regulation1.5. Internal market and competition1.6. General EU legislative principles and requirements1.7. ConclusionChapter 2. Using ARIs to protect minors from harmful content: compliance with the legal framework2.1. Introduction2.2. Evaluation of different alternative regulatory instruments: compliance with the legal framework2.3. Conclusion: ARIs and their compatibility with the European legal frameworkIV: Concluding remarks and recommendations for the future1. Retrospective of the research undertaken2. Conclusions3. Recommendations and indications for future researchBibliography;Index.