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Essay / Essay on Internet and International Law - 1135
THE INTERNET AND INTERNATIONAL LAWIs the Internet changing, shaping and developing the public international legal system?INTRODUCTIONThe Internet has evolved from a simple search engine where people simply search for information to a tool to provide information on matters that concern the law. The Internet differs greatly from other Internet technologies in that it is global. Posts from a single web page can be viewed anywhere in the world at the same time. In addition to being global, the Internet is a cheap platform for sharing legal information and publications and also participating in legally connected political forums and dialogues. Perrit (1998) argues that this empowers smaller groups who feel disadvantaged in national arenas, helping them to network and connect with each other across national borders, training and developing on their own. NGO tour. This article seeks to examine international public law and its development in Internet connection. It aims to answer the question: "Is the Internet changing, shaping and developing the public international legal system and if so, how?" To answer this question, we will examine the roles, importance, advantages and disadvantages of the Internet in the development of public international law, with a supporting case study.Role of the Internet in the development of law public internationalAccording to Perritt, new international institutions emerge due to public international law, and these institutions exercise various legal powers and only allow state parties to participate in legal matters. The need to allow non-state parties to participate arose as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in international law. “It is through NGOs and the ma...... middle of paper ...... it Internet to communicate the decisions of the States taken within the framework of the treaties. Additionally, the Internet used by NGOs enhances their work in the functions of invocation and purpose. To do this, they are building Internet information systems linking media, rebels and governments. When violations of international law are noted by NGOs, they focus on this subject via the Internet. They do this through emails and web pages, and highlight offenders through blacklists. They also create derivative pressures against those who have relationships with offenders. An example of this occurred with the Myanmar Economic Boycott Organization for human rights violations. The pressure on Pepco and others to withdraw from Myanmar has been facilitated exclusively by NGOs. They used the Internet extensively to facilitate the boycott.