In his contribution to the Völkerrechtsblog [International Law Blog], Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann describes how international law and Internet governance protect the future of the Internet.

The Internet – as a global technological facility enabling information and communication creation and exchange – has become an object of regulation by international law. But more than that: the Internet’s security, stability, robustness, resilience and functionality (its integrity) has crystallized into a global common interest. Internet integrity has become essential for the effective administration for all private and statal critical infrastructural resources.

You can read the entire article here: Kettemann, M.C. (2019): A Tale of Two Foundational Orders. How International Law and Internet Governance Protect the Future of (Us on) the Internet. Völkerrechtsblog – International Law and International Legal Thought,  https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/a-tale-of-two-foundational-orders/