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Toward an International Law of the Internet

Toward an International Law of the Internet, Molly Land, New York Law School, November 19, 2012, Harvard International Law Journal, Vol. 54, 2013 (Forthcoming) via SSRN.

  • “This Article presents the first and only analysis of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as it applies to new technologies and uses this analysis to develop the foundation for an “international law of the Internet.” Although Article 19 does not guarantee a right to the “Internet” per se, it explicitly protects the technologies of connection and access to information, and it limits states’ ability to burden content originating abroad. The principles derived from Article 19 provide an important normative reorientation on individual rights for both domestic and international Internet governance debates. Article 19’s guarantee of a right to the technologies of connection also fills a critical gap in human rights law. Protecting technology allows advocates to intervene in discussions about technological design that affect, but do not themselves violate, international human rights law. Failure to attend to these choices — to weigh in, ahead of time, on the human rights implications of software code, architecture design, and technological standards — can have significant consequences for human rights that may not be easily undone after the fact.”
  • Court Rules for EPIC, Denies FBI Request for Delay in StingRay Case

    “A federal judge in Washington, DC today issued an Opinion denying the FBI’s motion to delay the release of records sought under the Freedom of Information Act. The decision follows from a lawsuit filed by EPIC against the FBI for records about the agency’s use of cell-site simulator technology, commonly referred to as “StingRay.” These… Continue Reading

    New on LLRX – The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture

    Via LLRX.com – The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture: The mission of The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture is the reintroduction of Classical principles of musical, artistic, and scientific practice and performance into the daily lives of American and other citizens, especially youth. Lynn J. Yen, Executive Director of the foundation,… Continue Reading

    New York Fed Study Examines Appropriate Level of Foreign Currency Balances

    “Large foreign currency reserve balances may not be needed to maintain an effective exchange rate policy over the medium and long term, according to a recent study by staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In their study Do Industrialized Countries Hold the Right Foreign Exchange Reserves? New York Fed economists Linda Goldberg,… Continue Reading

    Law review article – The Dangers of Surveillance

    The Dangers of Surveillance, Neil M. Richards. Washington University in Saint Louis – School of Law, March 25, 2013. Harvard Law Review, 2013. Via SSRN “From the Fourth Amendment to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, our law and literature are full of warnings about state scrutiny of our lives. These warnings are commonplace, but they are… Continue Reading

    EPA Proposes Achievable Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standard

    News release: “Based on extensive input from auto manufacturers, refiners, and states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed sensible standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency improvements in the cars and trucks we drive. These cleaner fuels and cars… Continue Reading

    Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013

    CRS – Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, March 11, 2013 “Hurricane Sandy caused extensive human suffering and damage to public and private property. In response to this catastrophic event, Congress considered legislation to provide supplemental appropriations to federal disaster assistance programs. In addition, Congress considered revisions to the Robert T. Stafford… Continue Reading