Transformation of International Law in the Digital Age
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The author of the article argues that due to digitalization, the theory and practice of international law are enriched with a new range of issues. Today, we can talk about a new stage in the development of international law. It is at a crossroads - will it be the international law of the digital era, or will it be transformed into global law. Key issues are ensuring digital sovereignty, legal regulation of cyberspace and protecting human rights in the digital environment. The most important issue that will determine the fate of international law is the preservation or weakening of the role of the state as the main subject of international law. However, digital technologies, contributing to globalization, can negatively affect the role of the state and lead to the transformation of international law into global law. At the same time, there are a number of unresolved issues regarding the sources and mechanisms for implementing global law. Along with the concept of global law, the concepts of digital universalism and digital nationalism are discussed, concerning issues of legal regulation of digital technologies. The existence of such concepts indicates the existence of many unresolved issues in the theory and practice of international law and the absence of consensus among states regarding the future of both statehood and international law.
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