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Dear all, <br>
<br>
please find enclosed (and below) a call for papers for an exciting
workshop on "Legal
Aspects of Internet Governance"
at the IRIS 2012 in Salzburg, Austria, 23-25 February 2012.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Workshop "Legal
Aspects of Internet Governance"
<br>
Call
for Papers
<br>
</b><br>
Internet governance is often defined as the
development and application of principles, norms, rules,
decision-making
procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the
Internet.
This definition encompasses norms of a legal character, as well as
soft law and
code and various combinations thereof. While this wide understanding
potentially includes most aspects of IT law, the present workshop
aims to
address a variety of legal issues related to the governance of core
elements of
the Internet, including its technical architecture and institutions
in a global
context, and the impact of the recent surge of declarations of
rights and principles
by different stakeholders.
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<br>
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(300-500 characters) </td>
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published in the conference proceedings </td>
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5.4pt" valign="top" width="442"> Workshop to be held during
International Legal Informatics Symposium (IRIS) in
Salzburg, Austria </td>
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Suggested content areas include, but are not limited
to <br>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo2">the institutional framework for Internet governance (e.g.
related to ICANN, IGF, etc. and reforms thereof); </li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo2">public international law (including international human
rights law) and Internet Governance;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo2">international domain name law (including new top level
domains); </li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo2">legal issues regarding IP addresses; and</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo2">the impact and future of declarations of rights and
principles on Internet Governance.</li>
</ul>
<br>
Conference
<br>
<br>
The International Legal Informatics Symposium (IRIS)
will take place at the Law Faculty of the University of Salzburg
from 23-25
February 2012. Already being in its 15th year, IRIS has been
established as the
largest and most important academic conference on computers and law
in Austria
and Central Europe. Conference and workshop participation is free of
charge.
<br>
<br>
Language
<br>
<br>
The workshop’s working language is English, but the
submission of papers in German is encouraged, provided that the
paper is
presented in English during the workshop. Most of the remaining
conference is
held in German, but an increasing number of workshops is offered in
English. <br>
<br>
Abstract submission
<br>
<br>
Abstracts
(300-500 characters) should be submitted to <a
href="http://irisj.eu/iris2012/SubmitAbstract.php">http://irisj.eu/iris2012/SubmitAbstract.php</a>
<br>
In
addition, an email to one of the co-chairs would be much
appreciated.
<br>
<br>
Publication <br>
<br>
Accepted
papers will be published in the conference proceedings of the 15th
IRIS symposium, to be available both electronically and in paper.
Available
formats are abstracts (2 pages), short papers (4 pages) or full
papers (8
pages).
<br>
<br>
Workshop chairs
<br>
<br>
Dr. Tobias Mahler, LL.M., Norwegian Research Center
for Computers and Law, University of Oslo, Norway <br>
<a href="mailto:tobias.mahler@jus.uio.no">tobias.mahler@jus.uio.no</a>
<br>
<br>
Mag. Matthias C. Kettemann, LL.M., Institute of
International Law and International Relations, University of Graz,
Austria <a href="mailto:matthias.kettemann@uni-graz.at">matthias.kettemann@uni-graz.at</a><br>
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Mag. iur. Matthias C. Kettemann, LL.M. (Harvard)
Teaching and Research Fellow
Institute of International Law and International Relations
University of Graz
Universitätsstraße 15/A4, 8010 Graz, Austria
T | +43 316 380 6711 (office)
M | +43 676 701 7175 (mobile)
F | +43 316 380 9455
E | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:matthias.kettemann@uni-graz.at">matthias.kettemann@uni-graz.at</a></pre>
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