About the project
The research seeks to shed light on the intricate regulatory framework of ICANN and the Domain Name System (DNS), with the aim of providing insight on the complexities of these network structures. An extensive examination of the legal basis and structure of ICANN and the DNS will be made and the main agreements and instruments used will be identified and analysed. These are also examined in the light of network theory, in particular contractual network theory, as well as the social systems theory’s notion of hybrids.
The research builds upon previous research work on dynamic networks carried out at the NRCCL, viz. Weitzenboeck’s A Legal Framework for Emerging Business Models: Dynamic Networks as Collaborative contracts (2012), Edward Elgar Publishing.
This is a sub-project of the Igov2 project at the NRCCL.
Financing
Funding for this sub-project is from the Igov2 project which, in turn, is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and Norid (the organization responsible for managing the .no namespace).