The Public International Law of the Internet
The rapid development of the internet and the increasing digitalisation of everyday life is raising new legal questions worldwide: Which law is applicable to which aspect of a citizen’s life? What does a nation’s digital sovereignty mean in an era of a potentially limitless cyberspace? How can fundamental human rights be safeguarded against the actions of nation states or private actors? What responses can the international community find to the challenges of cybercrime, cyberwar and cyber attacks by individuals, groups and states? What innovative regulatory approaches and processes for the emergence of global standards or global law are available and how could these be drawn up?
The topic of the Public International Law of the Internet does not limit itself to considering the classic questions of public international law, but refers to the contemporary global dimension by connecting questions of international and constitutional law with those of private law, especially of commercial law and competition law, as well as security and criminal law.
A special focus of the research lies in the principles and limits of intelligence activities in terms of mass surveillance. Effective regulation and democratic control are only sporadically present in this area and are almost absent at the international level. Given that the internet and the associated possibility of analysing large amounts of data means that individuals are affected more than in the era of classic public international law, it is necessary to redefine the relationship between legitimate security interests and the effective protection of human rights.
| Duration | seit 07/2014 |
| Sponsors | Eigenfinanzierung |
Matthias C. Kettemann, Prof. Dr. LL.M. (Harvard)
Ingolf Pernice, Prof. Dr. Dr.Former HIIG Founder and Research Director (retd)
Jörg Pohle, Dr.Head of Research Program: Actors, Data and Infrastructures
Matthias C. Kettemann, Prof. Dr. LL.M. (Harvard)Head of Research Group and Associate Researcher: Global Constitutionalism and the Internet
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Christian Djeffal, Prof. Dr.Former Associated Researcher | Project Leader
Journal articles and conference proceedings
Kettemann, M. C., & Tiedeke, A. S. (2020). Back up: can users sue platforms to reinstate deleted content? Internet Policy Review, 9(2). DOI: 10.14763/2020.2.1484 Publication details
Pernice, I. (2018). Global Cybersecurity Governance. A Constitutional Analysis. Global Constitutionalism, 7(1), 112-141. DOI: 10.1017/S2045381718000023 Publication details
Pernice, I. (2018). Risk Management in the Digital Constellation – A Constitutional Perspective (part II). Revista de Internet, Derecho y Política (IDP)(27), 79-95. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). European Constitutionalism and the Constitutions of the Member States. Implications for Brexit. Boletim da Faculdade de Direito, 93(1), 211-244. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). Constituţionalismul european şi constituţiile naţionale ale statelor membre. Implicaţii pentru „Brexit”. Revista Romana de Drept european(3), 60-80. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). Editorial: Nationale Wahlen sind Europäische Wahlen. Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht, 441-442. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). Brexit – Exercise of Democracy or a Challenge to Democracy, Tenth ECLN Conference (Lisbon 2017). WHI-Paper(3). Publication details
Pernice, I. (2016). EU Democratic Legitimacy and Multilevel Constitutionalism in the Digital Age. International Conference on ‘EUROPEAN ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY’, Rome-Ventotene, August 28-30, 2015, Session 2 ‘European Democracy: Which model for the EU?. Publication details
Book contributions and chapters
Pernice, I. (2018). Coopération jurisprudentielle et la constitution composée de l’Union Européenne. In K. Lenaerts et al. (Eds.), Mélanges à l’honneur d’Antonio Tizzano (pp. 713-725). -:. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2018). Stärkung der Demokratie in der Digitalen Konstellation. In M. Ludwigs (Ed.), Festschrift für Matthias Schmidt-Preuss zum 70. Geburtstag. i.E.:. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). E-Democracy, the Global Citizen, and Multilevel Constitutionalism. In Prins, C., Cuijpers, C., Lindseth, P.L., Rosina, M. (Eds.), Digital Democracy in a Globalized World (pp. 27-52). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). CJEU Jurisprudence and the Audience: Making Law in a Public Discourse – Ten Years after CJEU Case C-144/04 Mangold v Helm. In J. Czukzai, F. Naert (Eds.), The EU as a global actor – bridging legal theory and practice at the turn of the 21st century - Liber Amicorum in honour of Ricardo Gosalbo-Bono (pp. 113-144). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill-Nijhoff. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). Brexit – Herausforderung für Europa, Podiumsdiskussion (Sonderveranstaltung des 71. Deutschen Juristentages (zus. mit Sylvie Goulard und Werner Hoyer, moderiert von Reinhard Müller). In Ständige Deputation des Deutschen Juristentages (Ed.), Verhandlungen des 71. Deutschen Juristentages Essen 2016: Sitzungsberichte. Munich, Germany: Beck. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2016). Global Constitutionalism and the Internet: Taking People Seriously. In Hofmann, R. & Kadelbach, S. (Eds.), Law Beyond The State. Pasts and Futures (pp. 151-205). Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2015). Das Völkerrecht des Netzes. Konstitutionelle Elemente eines globalen Rechtsrahmens für das Internet. In Biaggini, G., Diggelmann, O., & Kaufmann, C. (Ed), Polis und Kosmopolis: Festschrift für Daniel Thürer. Zürich/St. Gallen, Switzerland: DIKE/ Nomos. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2014). Die Verfassung der Internetgesellschaft. In A. Blankenagel, Den Verfassungsstaat nachdenken (pp. 171-208). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2013). Die Politik und die Internet-Gesellschaft. In Franzius, C. (Ed.), Beharren, Bewegen. Festschrift für Michael Kloepfer zum 70. Geburtstag (pp. 715-733). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. Publication details
Working paper
Tiedeke, A. S. (2022). Self-statification of corporate actors: tracing modes of corporate engagements with public international law. European Society of International Law (ESIL) Papers, 2022(12). Publication details
Pernice, I. (2018). Stärkung der Demokratie in der digitalen Konstellation. Einführung zur öff. Anhörung des Ausschusses für Verfassungsfragen (AFCO) des Europäischen Parlaments am 25. April 2018 zum Thema: “Globalization Trilemma. How to Reconcile Globalization, Democracy and Welfare – Lessons for the EU. European Parliament: AFCO Hearings. Publication details
Celeste, E. (2018). Digital Constitutionalism: Mapping the Constitutional Response to Digital Technology’s Challenges. HIIG Discussion Paper Series, 2018(2). DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3219905 Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). Vom Völkerrecht des Netzes zur Verfassung des Internets: Privacy und Digitale Sicherheit im Zeichen eines schrittweisen Paradigmenwechsels. HIIG Discussion Paper Series. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). Die Verfassung der Internetgesellschaft: Zur Rolle von Staat und Verfassung im Zuge der digitalen Revolution. HIIG Discussion Paper Series. Publication details
Pernice, I. (2017). Risk Management in the Digital Constellation – A Constitutional Perspective. HIIG Discussion Paper Series. Publication details
Other publications
Celeste E. (2018). What is Digital Constitutionalism?. Publication details
Djeffal, C. (2016). The surveillance you have paid for – Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things, Retrieved from https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-surveillance-you-have-paid-for/. Publication details
Lectures and presentations
Völkerrecht des NetzesMenschenrechte im digitalen Raum. SPD Bundestagsfraktion, Berlin, Germany: 02.12.2022 Further information
Matthias C. Kettemann
Risk Management in the Digital Society - A Constitutional PerspectiveManaging risk in the digital society: Internet, Law & Politics (Session: Panel on Privacy & Data Protection). Law and Political Science Studies - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Cosmocaixa, Barcelona, Spain: 30.06.2017
Ingolf Pernice
Brexit – Exercise of Democracy or a Challenge to Democracy?10th European Constitutional Law Network. Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas, Centro de Investigação de Direito Público e a Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, Walter-Hallstein-Institut für Europäisches Verfassungsrecht. Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal: 23.06.2017
Ingolf Pernice
Regulating IT-SecurityJournée d'étude -Cyberespionnage et surveillance numérique. Maison de la Recherche, Paris, France: 23.09.2016
Christian Djeffal
Global Constitutionalism and the InternetFestkolloquium zur 100-Jahrfeier der juristischen Fakultät der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Law Faculty. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt a.M., Germany: 12.06.2014
Ingolf Pernice
Panels
Sonderveranstaltung des 71. Deutschen Juristentages: Brexit – Herausforderung für Europa. Deutscher Juristentag. Grugahalle, Essen, Germany: 15.09.2016Ingolf Pernice
Organisation of events
13. Diplomatenkolleg des Auswärtigen AmtesFrom 20.09.2018 to 20.09.2018. Walter Hallstein-Institut, Berlin, Germany (International)
Ingolf Pernice
Völkerrecht des Netzes08.09.2014. Walter-Hallstein Institut, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Office of Foreign Affairs (National)
Emma Peters, Adrian Haase, Osvaldo Saldías, Ingolf Pernice