Abstract
The purpose of the study is to analyse the regulatory potential of international law taking into account its main focus for the regulation of new relations associated with digitalisation processes. The research methodology consisted of formal-legal, formal-logical, interpretation of law as well as general-scientific methods. The research resulted in the solution of problems involving the determination of the key areas of international cooperation in respect of those issues in which the need for international legal regulation has already most clearly manifested so far. The authors attributed to them the international cooperation under the auspices of international organisations, primarily the United Nations, monitoring compliance with international law and preventing its possible violations, solving global problems such as climate change, sustainable development, migration, terrorism and armed conflicts. The novelty of the research lies in the very formulation of the problem as well as the conclusion that international legal regulation in the field of digitalisation should be based on international consensus. At the same time, it is possible to reach such a consensus both within the framework of existing international organisations, which can be adapted to address new issues due to their universality, and through the development of new international agreements.
Highlights
Digitalisation and new technologies implementation have become ingrained in our everyday lives and continue to influence many areas of the social life of society
International law has an undeniable regulatory potential for the development and construction of solutions that meet the interests of the entire international community
German professor Klaus Schwab, the founder and all-time president of the World Economic Forum in Davos, claims that humanity is on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution, where “already at the outset of this revolution, its basic signs can be seen, i.e. a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres” [1]
Summary
Digitalisation and new technologies implementation have become ingrained in our everyday lives and continue to influence many areas of the social life of society. Taking into account the consensus nature of international law characterised by the absence of any single centralised law-making body and, the absence of any hierarchical regulatory or legal structure, it is most optimally capable of harmonising the interests of states in new technological areas of activity. The waves of technological change driven by inventions ranging from steam power to electricity and the automobile have influenced the economic development and social transformation throughout history. German professor Klaus Schwab, the founder and all-time president of the World Economic Forum in Davos, claims that humanity is on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution, where “already at the outset of this revolution, its basic signs can be seen, i.e. a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres” [1]
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