Title
Celebrating 20 years of WWW - A reflection on the concept of jurisdiction
Date of this Version
1-1-2012
Document Type
Journal Article
ISSN
1802-5943
Abstract
As the Internet, and the discussion of Internet regulation, has matured, it now – 20 years after the birth of the World Wide Web – seems clear that rather than there being no regulation, or under-regulation, the Internet is overregulated in that conduct on the global Internet may come under the jurisdiction of virtually all states in the world. At the same time, there is a recent trend of courts showing reluctance to claim jurisdiction as broadly as they arguably can do under applicable law. This paper discusses, and analyses, a selection of approaches to the concept of jurisdiction. In doing so, account is taken of both public international law and private international law.
This document has been peer reviewed.
Publication Details
Published version
Svantesson, D.J.B. (2012). Celebrating 20 years of WWW - A reflection on the concept of jurisdiction. Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology, 6(1), 177-190. ISSN: 1802-5943
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