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Friday, 22 October 2010
Slides for seminar Tuesday 26 October 2010
Slide for "The Authority of Law in Cyberspace" are here (click).
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
The Authority of Law in Cyberspace
My investigation into how best to make law for cyberspace has led me into the murky world of jurisprudence! The sequence was as follows:
1. In practice, states find it very difficult to enforce their laws against non-resident cyberspace actors
2. Cyberspace needs to be a (generally) lawful place if it is to be useful to all of us
3. Thus laws need to be obeyed because they are laws, and not only if there is a real risk of enforcement
4. So why do cyberspace actors obey some laws but not others?
My draft conclusions are at: http://www.box.net/shared/imo5ok0qd6
1. In practice, states find it very difficult to enforce their laws against non-resident cyberspace actors
2. Cyberspace needs to be a (generally) lawful place if it is to be useful to all of us
3. Thus laws need to be obeyed because they are laws, and not only if there is a real risk of enforcement
4. So why do cyberspace actors obey some laws but not others?
My draft conclusions are at: http://www.box.net/shared/imo5ok0qd6
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