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Title

Internet justice : philosophy of law for the virtual world / Anna Mancini.

Author

Mancini, Anna, Ph. D.

Publication

[New York?] : Buenos Books America, [2005?]

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• Mancini, Anna, Ph. D.
• Mancini, Anna, 1958-

Description

x, 182 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

"Our law and its philosophy were conceived for a material economic world marked by scarcity and territoriality. Without the criterion of territoriality, the dominant philosophies of law are left bankrupt. This is especially the case for KELSEN's Pure Theory of Law, in which the territoriality criterion is the cornerstone. Since the world of Internet is marked by abundance rather than scarcity, it has no territorial boundaries and it is not material, it is easy to understand that it cannot be efficientlymanaged according to our traditional legal and philosophical principles. On the Internet, even the Aristotelian concept of justice -which gives each his own and shares a limited amount of goods- is old hat. Although our law only recognizes this concept of justice and its nuances -as in RAWLS' Theory of Justice-, it is however impossible to apply this idea of justice efficiently in cyberspace. This book proposes a philosophy of justice suited to the virtual world and some legal principles that law-makers could apply to act efficiently and help the development of the Internet and the Information Society."--Publisher's website.

Subject

• Internet > Philosophy
• Roman law
• Egyptian law
• Internet > Law and legislation
• Computer systems > Law and legislation

Note

• "English version previously published by the University Press of America (ISBN: 0-7618-2378-6) under the title: Ancient Egyptian wisdom for the Internet"--T.p. verso.
• Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Université Panthéon, Assas (Paris II), 2001, with title: Contribution philosophique à l'élaboration d'un droit de l'internet.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-173).

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• committed to retain

Contents

I. Fundamental differences between cyberspace and real space. 1. Earthly life and virtual world -- 2. Wealth from matter and wealth from people -- II. The legal impact on the virtual world : the example of ancient Roman law. 3. The theories of the distinction between material rights and personal rights -- 4. The Roman root -- 5. Testing the findings -- 6. Roman knowledge applied to the Internet -- III. Which kind of justice for the Internet? 7. Ancient Egypt, a civilization focused on justice -- 8. Egyptian justice and free flow of ideas -- 9. Prosperity and circulation in Egypt and in "primitive" tribes -- 10. Slowing down the information flow : the American experience -- 11. Hindering the information flow : the French use of the Minitel.

ISBN

1932848088 (pbk.)

OCLC

64200497

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Harvard Library