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Making Laws for Cyberspace (Paperback)

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Providing a scholarly analysis of how to govern and make the right kinds of laws for cyberspace, in this work, Professor Reed investigates the vast majority of cyberspace users who wish to act lawfully and asks whether the current state of law in cyberspace makes it possible for them to do so. If not, why not, and what is the cure?

In this book, Professor Reed puts forward a new model for cyberspace laws which focuses on human actions rather than the technology used. Arguing that, in cyberspace, law works primarily through voluntary obedience rather than fear of enforcement, Professor Reed explains his thoughtful and controversial new viewpoint as to how cyberspace laws should be devised and re-opens the debate as to the value of law for regulating cyberspace and how best to influence the behaviour of cyberspace actors. The only text to comprehensively analyse European cyberspace lawmaking, this book provides a new perspective to the debate about the proper shape and scope of internet laws.

About the Author


Chris Reed is Professor of Electronic Commerce Law at Queen Mary, University ofLondon. He teaches on a number of Queen Mary's LLM courses in the field, which include ComputerLaw, Electronic Commerce Law, and Cyberspace Law. From 1997-2000, Chris was Joint Chairman ofthe Society for Computers and Law, and in 1997-8 he acted as Specialist Adviser to the House ofLords Select Committee on Science and Technology. Chris participated as an Expert at the EuropeanCommission/Danish Government Copenhagen Hearing on Digital Signatures, represented the UKGovernment at the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and has been an invited speakerat OECD and G8 international conferences.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780199657612
ISBN-10: 0199657610
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: May 4th, 2012
Pages: 280
Language: English