The Rule of Law in Cyberspace

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The rule
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The rule of law in cyberspace faces serious challenges, and this book provides a valuable contribution to international, constitutional, and administrative law scholarship. It covers topics such as digital states and sovereignty, jurisdiction over the Internet, e-government, and artificial intelligence, with a comparative perspective from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, and Brazil. It also explores the evolution of rule of law in cyberspace and the upcoming new legal regimes in the European Union and Brazil.

Format: Hardback
Length: 401 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The rule of law in cyberspace currently faces serious challenges. From the democratic system to the exercise of fundamental rights, the Internet has raised a host of new issues for classic legal institutions. This book provides a valuable contribution to the fields of international, constitutional and administrative law scholarship as the three interact in cyberspace.

The respective chapters cover topics such as the notion of digital states and digital sovereignty, jurisdiction over the Internet, e-government, and artificial intelligence. The authors are eminent scholars and international experts with a profound knowledge of these topics. Particular attention is paid to the areas of digital democracy, digital media and regulation of the digital world.

The approach employed is based on a comparative perspective from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Brazil. One particular focus is on how various legal systems are coping with increasing difficulties in the exercise of democracy with regard to disinformation and hate speech. The roles of legislators, the judicial system and public administrations are analysed in the light of the latest cases, conflicts and technologies.

In addition to this comparative approach, the book explores the evolution of rule of law in cyberspace and the upcoming new legal regimes in the European Union and Brazil. Special care is taken to offer a critical review of both the literature and the latest legal solutions adopted and being considered regarding the regulation of cyberspace from a constitutional and administrative perspective.

Weight: 776g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031073762
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022