In this thoroughly revised second edition, Pedro De Miguel Asensio presents a practical analysis of jurisdiction, choice of law, and recognition and enforcement of judgments in the context of online activities, examining areas where private legal relationships are most affected by the Internet. Addressing the tension between the ubiquity of the Internet and the territorial nature of national legal orders, the author sets out the latest developments across multiple jurisdictions in this dynamic field.Key Features:Updated coverage of EU Law and recent case lawAccessible guidance on how to combat illegal contentScrupulous analysis of complex conflict of laws issues that arise with Internet activitiesNew sections providing extensive explanations of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets ActNew material on other instruments in the fields of AI, crypto-markets, audiovisual media services, intermediary services, product safety and terrorist content onlineOverview of key topics including information society services, digital services, data protection, defamation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition and online contractsWritten by award-winning author Pedro De Miguel Asensio, Conflict of Laws and the Internet continues to be an essential guide for practitioners and policy-makers with applications for IT law experts and companies active in e-commerce. The book’s strong doctrinal base for an area of ever-increasing importance will also be valuable for academics working in the fields of IT law and private international law.

In this thoroughly revised second edition, Pedro De Miguel Asensio presents a practical analysis of jurisdiction, choice of law, and recognition and enforcement of judgments in the context of online activities, examining areas where private legal relationships are most affected by the Internet. Addressing the tension between the ubiquity of the Internet and the territorial nature of national legal orders, the author sets out the latest developments across multiple jurisdictions in this dynamic field.

Key Features:

Updated coverage of EU Law and recent case lawAccessible guidance on how to combat illegal contentScrupulous analysis of complex conflict of laws issues that arise with Internet activitiesNew sections providing extensive explanations of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets ActNew material on other instruments in the fields of AI, crypto-markets, audiovisual media services, intermediary services, product safety and terrorist content onlineOverview of key topics including information society services, digital services, data protection, defamation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition and online contracts

Written by award-winning author Pedro De Miguel Asensio, Conflict of Laws and the Internet continues to be an essential guide for practitioners and policy-makers with applications for IT law experts and companies active in e-commerce. The book’s strong doctrinal base for an area of ever-increasing importance will also be valuable for academics working in the fields of IT law and private international law.

The ubiquity of the Internet contrasts with the territorial nature of national legal orders. This insightful book provides a detailed practical analysis of jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition and enforcement of judgments, examining online activities in areas where private legal relationships are most affected by the Internet. Offering rigorous and systematic coverage of EU Law in this dynamic field, consideration is given to information society services, data protection, defamation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition and online contracts.

Key features include:

comprehensive analysis of the complex conflict of laws issues that arise in connection with Internet activities discussion on the jurisdiction of national courts and the determination of applicable law a European perspective on the relationship between Internet Law and Private International Law (PIL) consideration of the cross-border effects of judgments in all major fields of PIL affected by the Internet.

Written by award-winning author Pedro De Miguel Asensio, Conflict of Laws and the Internet will be a vital resource for practitioners and policy-makers alike with applications for IT law experts and companies active in e-commerce. Providing a strong doctrinal base for an area of ever increasing importance and attention, this book will also be a valuable reference for academics working in the fields of IT law and PIL.

In this thoroughly revised second edition, Pedro De Miguel Asensio presents a practical analysis of jurisdiction, choice of law, and recognition and enforcement of judgments in the context of online activities, examining areas where private legal relationships are most affected by the Internet. Addressing the tension between the ubiquity of the Internet and the territorial nature of national legal orders, the author sets out the latest developments across multiple jurisdictions in this dynamic field.Key Features:Updated coverage of EU Law and recent case lawAccessible guidance on how to combat illegal contentScrupulous analysis of complex conflict of laws issues that arise with Internet activitiesNew sections providing extensive explanations of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets ActNew material on other instruments in the fields of AI, crypto-markets, audiovisual media services, intermediary services, product safety and terrorist content onlineOverview of key topics including information society services, digital services, data protection, defamation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition and online contractsWritten by award-winning author Pedro De Miguel Asensio, Conflict of Laws and the Internet continues to be an essential guide for practitioners and policy-makers with applications for IT law experts and companies active in e-commerce. The book’s strong doctrinal base for an area of ever-increasing importance will also be valuable for academics working in the fields of IT law and private international law.

In this thoroughly revised second edition, Pedro De Miguel Asensio presents a practical analysis of jurisdiction, choice of law, and recognition and enforcement of judgments in the context of online activities, examining areas where private legal relationships are most affected by the Internet. Addressing the tension between the ubiquity of the Internet and the territorial nature of national legal orders, the author sets out the latest developments across multiple jurisdictions in this dynamic field.

Key Features:

Updated coverage of EU Law and recent case lawAccessible guidance on how to combat illegal contentScrupulous analysis of complex conflict of laws issues that arise with Internet activitiesNew sections providing extensive explanations of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets ActNew material on other instruments in the fields of AI, crypto-markets, audiovisual media services, intermediary services, product safety and terrorist content onlineOverview of key topics including information society services, digital services, data protection, defamation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition and online contracts

Written by award-winning author Pedro De Miguel Asensio, Conflict of Laws and the Internet continues to be an essential guide for practitioners and policy-makers with applications for IT law experts and companies active in e-commerce. The book’s strong doctrinal base for an area of ever-increasing importance will also be valuable for academics working in the fields of IT law and private international law.

The ubiquity of the Internet contrasts with the territorial nature of national legal orders. This insightful book provides a detailed practical analysis of jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition and enforcement of judgments, examining online activities in areas where private legal relationships are most affected by the Internet. Offering rigorous and systematic coverage of EU Law in this dynamic field, consideration is given to information society services, data protection, defamation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition and online contracts.

Key features include:

comprehensive analysis of the complex conflict of laws issues that arise in connection with Internet activities discussion on the jurisdiction of national courts and the determination of applicable law a European perspective on the relationship between Internet Law and Private International Law (PIL) consideration of the cross-border effects of judgments in all major fields of PIL affected by the Internet.

Written by award-winning author Pedro De Miguel Asensio, Conflict of Laws and the Internet will be a vital resource for practitioners and policy-makers alike with applications for IT law experts and companies active in e-commerce. Providing a strong doctrinal base for an area of ever increasing importance and attention, this book will also be a valuable reference for academics working in the fields of IT law and PIL.