The fight for Jurisdiction on Interent has entered a new phase with
the Hague Conference on Private International Law suggesting a new
treaty to set the rules for jurisdiction for nearly all commercial and
civil litigation. As drafted, it will extend the reach of every country's
intellectual property laws, including those that have nothing to do with
the Internet.
It is expected that it will lead to a great reduction in freedom, shrink
the public domain, and diminish national sovereignty.
One of the treaty obligation is that member countries follows rules
on jurisdiction and agree to enforce foreign judgments.
Unlike the WTO or WIPO approach of harmonization of substantive
policies, the treaty is meant to enforce everyone's laws, regardless
of their content, and enforcing private contracts on which national courts
will resolve disputes.
A more detailed analysis of the impact of the convention would be presented
soon on this site.
Naavi
June 20, 2001
Related Articles :
http://www.cptech.org/ecom/jurisdiction/hague.html
http://www.cptech.org/ecom/jurisdiction/whatyoushouldknow.html
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/hague.html
http://www.tacd.org/cgi-bin/db.cgi?page=view&config=admin/docs.cfg&id=94
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