Jusletter

Common Heritage of Mankind in Internet Governance

  • Auteur-e: Rolf H. Weber
  • Catégories d'articles: Contributions
  • Domaines juridiques: Droit international public
  • DOI: 10.38023/9ae5c829-8810-4b35-a1ef-30f382a7e16d
  • Proposition de citation: Rolf H. Weber, Common Heritage of Mankind in Internet Governance, in : Jusletter 14 novembre 2022
Almost twenty years after its inception, Internet governance has left the infancy state; heading towards a recalibration and strengthening of its structural shape and design in 2025, the substantive principles identifying the digital cooperation in cyberspace need to be further developed and freshly designed. A so far in the discussions neglected normative notion is the common heritage of mankind principle. The following considerations analyze the historical roots and importance of the common heritage understanding and then evaluate the potential ways of making this principle fruitful in the Internet governance context. The analysis leads to the conclusion that the concept can assume a steersman task and is suitable for developing innovative Internet governance functions.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Common Heritage of Mankind
  • 2.1. Origins
  • 2.2. Political and Legal Notion
  • 3. Common Heritage of Mankind as an Element in International Treaties
  • 3.1. Law of Outer Space
  • 3.2. Law of the Sea
  • 4. Common Heritage of Mankind and Acknowledged Concepts of International Law
  • 4.1. Concept of Shared Spaces
  • 4.2. Concept of Duty of Cooperation
  • 5. Interim Assessment
  • 6. Common Heritage of Mankind in Internet Governance
  • 6.1. Starting Point
  • 6.2. Due Diligence as Part of the Common Heritage of Mankind
  • 6.3. Sharing of Critical Internet Resources as an Element of the Common Heritage of Mankind
  • 6.4. Generally Acknowledged Values as Contents of the Common Heritage of Mankind
  • 6.5. UN Project on Digital Cooperation as Operationalization of the Common Heritage of Mankind
  • 6.6. Cosmopolitan Governance as Core of the Common Heritage of Mankind
  • 6.7. Internet Integrity as Bracket for the Common Heritage of Mankind
  • 7. Outlook
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