ONLINE GAMING AND SUSTAINABIITY: A SOCIAL CHALLENGE FOR INTERANTIONAL HUMAN RIHTS LAW

Abstract

The booming phenomenon of electronic sports (esports) is, in principle, a powerful tool for
inclusion, good health, and well being. It is clear that platforms like Twitch are nowadays a crucial
setting for socialization. It has also been demonstrated that online competitive gaming may help people
to develop analytical and intellectual skills, spatial coordination, and teamwork. In practice, however,
the idea of an inclusive, safe and healthy esports ecosystem is not yet a reality. Hence, against this
epocha l expansion of sport into virtual space, especially during the covid 19 pandemic, this paper aims
to approach a number of legal issues surrounding social sustainability in the online gaming context and
the path towards the possible recognition of the right to play videogames and e sports in international
human rights law.