[governance] regulating the digital space - whose laws apply, and whose do not

[Matthias C. Kettemann]

Dear all,

I think this thread is very interesting as it has at its center the 
intricate (and often controversialI relationship of internaitonal and 
national law, custom and standards in the regulation of online behaviour 
and the evolution of the online environment.

Laws do matter in the regulation of national approaches to online 
behaviour. As the economic dimension of the Internet has grown over the 
last decades, the 'normative need' - in the eyes of legislators - has 
grown, too. The answers to that need are of differing elegance and 
functionality. Better designing national Internet regulation is an 
important concern.

With regard to Internet Governance, however, normative approaches are 
supplemented by custom and other forms of not legally binding (but often 
just as effective) arrangements.

Generally, I believe that we need a more comprehensive understanding of 
existing normative attemps - at a national and an international level - 
to the challenges of governing the Internet and the behaviour of users. 
It is here where Norbert's Internet Mapping approach can make important 
contributions.

Our understanding of the normative challenges can further be informed by 
the multitude of recently developed principles and standards, including 
the 10 Internet Rights and Principles those from the Internet Rights and 
Principles Coalition.

Kind regards

Matthias


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