1st Edition

The International Dimensions of Cyberspace Law

Edited By Bruno Padirac Copyright 2000
    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    This title was first published in 2003. This text is part of the "Law of Cyberspace" series, which deals with the legal aspects of the emerging information society and corresponding ethical matters. The book examines the international dimensions of cyberspace law and the timeliness of drawing up the most appropriate international standard instrument for this environment, exploring ways and means of achieving it and defining the organization's precise role in this respect. The text presents the framework that UNESCO is helping to develop for the international community, with the participation of all the actors in cyberspace, aiming to be ethical, flexible and technologically neutral, multiform, and universal.

    Notes on Contributors, Foreword, Preface, List of Abbreviations, Introduction: UNESCO and the Law of Cyberspace, 1. The Possibilities for a Legal Framework for Cyberspace - including a New Zealand Perspective, 2. Freedom of Expression and Regulation of Information in Cyberspace: Issues concerning Potential International Cooperation Principles, 3. An International Legal Instrument for Cyberspace? A Comparative Analysis with the Law of Outer Space, 4. Some Considerations on Cyberspace Law, 5. Liability in Cyberspace, 6. Developing Legal Systems and Good Morals for the Internet, Appendix: Report to the Director-General of UNESCO on the International Experts Meeting on Cyberspace Law, Index

    Biography

    Bruno Padirac