Digital law

„Internet law“ or, as it is also known, „cyber law,“ is essentially a collection of legal principles and legislation that govern the use of the internet in all its forms. From the given designation, it is clear that the concept of cyber law is very vague. While there are „legal fields“ in the online world (e.g., company law, civil and political rights, criminal law, etc.), internet law cannot be described as a fixed and stable field of practice. Cyber law incorporates and applies principles from several traditional legal fields. Such a difference in the structure of legal formation between the offline and online worlds can be explained by two main difficulties, namely the complexity of the internet and the global interface of the internet. Furthermore, since the internet is a global interface, it does not make sense for the government of each individual country to create its own set of rules; instead, the internet should be considered its own country, independent of national politics. However, it is no secret that it will be extremely difficult for all countries to agree on a set of rules that are universally applicable due to cultural differences. Therefore, it is no wonder that many people today believe that the internet is not „regulable“ at all. Such a state of affairs is not only insecure but also dangerous, so rules are an important building block to protect internet users from criminals, without, however, introducing censorship through the back door.

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