Internet Governance at the Point of No Return

The book analyzes the regulatory theories and the substantive principles designing the normative Internet Governance framework. Thereupon, a future-oriented transnational and cosmopolitan ecosystem enshrining the relevant global legal concepts is outlined.

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Rolf H. Weber analyses the technological infrastructure environment and the regulatory theories developed in the Internet Governance context. Based on this foundation the transnational normative ecosystem is outlined, followed by a detailed discussion of the substantive Internet Governance principles (such as legitimacy, participation, transparency, accountability). These considerations lead to the presentation of relevant international legal concepts (duty of cooperation, global public goods, shared spaces, due diligence, State responsibility) that merit more attention. The outlook proposes potential approaches for improving the future of the Internet Governance design.