This book discusses the international legal issues underlying Internet governance and
proposes an international solution to its problems. The book encompasses a wide
spectrum of current debate surrounding the governance of the Internet. It focuses
on the areas and issues which urgently require attention from the international
community in order to sustain the proper functioning of a global network which
forms the foundation of our information-fuelled society. Among the topics discussed
are international copyright protection, state responsibility for cyberattacks (cyberterrorism),
and international online privacy protection.
Taking a comparative approach by examining how different jurisdictions such as
the United States, the European Union, China and Singapore have attempted various
solutions to the problem of Internet governance, the author offers a practical solution
to the problem and is a proponent of ‘International Internet Law’. Kulesza suggests
that, just as in the case of international environmental law, an Internet Framework
Convention could shape the starting point for international cooperation and lead to a
clear, contractual division of state jurisdictional competences.
International Internet Law is of particular interest to legal scholars engaged with the
current challenges in international law and international relations, as well as students
of law, international relations and political science. The issues discussed in the book
are also relevant to journalists and other media professionals facing the challenges of
analyzing current international developments in cyberspace.