Course content

This course will be held every spring starting from the spring of 2026. The course will run in the fall of 2024 and will not be offered in 2025.

Internet governance" may be loosely defined as the various sets of norms (legal and non-legal) that determine how the Internet and its related applications function. This course focuses especially on two perspectives:

First, we address the regulation of Internet platforms and other internet intermediaries. EU law exempts certain intermediaries from liability, subject to specific obligations.

Second, the course examines the transnational private regulation of the Internet, including the global governance of the Domain Name System (DNS). We elaborate on the processes that regulate the allocation of domain names and resolve related disputes.

The course addresses respective roles played in Internet governance by, on the one hand, contractual (and other private law) mechanisms and, on the other hand, various legislative instruments, especially those adopted by the EU.

For students enrolled in Rettsvitenskap (jus) (master): Have you considered a specialization as part of your degree? The course is part of the profiles Jus og teknologi</