Abstract
Traditional jurisdictional rules are with increasing frequency stretched beyond their legitimate boundaries when applied in our society characterised by a constant, fluid and substantive cross-border interaction, particularly via the Internet.
Drawing upon the research undertaken within his Australian Research Council Future Fellowship, Professor Svantesson will discuss a number of steps that could be taken to make those rules function better in contemporary society, such as: (1) drawing a distinction between ‘bite’ and ‘bark’ jurisdiction; (2) adopting ‘market sovereignty’ as a tool for delineating jurisdiction; (3) adopting a ‘layered approach’ to jurisdiction; (4) distinguishing investigative jurisdiction as a fourth category of jurisdiction, (5) introducing an ‘international law doctrine of selective legal compliance’ to protect certain online actors; and (6) abandoning the Harvard Draft Convention on Jurisdiction as the central source of thinking on jurisdiction.
About the seminar
Responsible for this event is Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law.
Registration
Please register for this seminar within 7 May. (Limited number of seats available.)
Note! Please use the entrance from "Aulakjelleren/kantina" to the seminar room "kjerka". Use the stair or the elevatior up to 2nd floor.