Law, Information and Information Technology

The evolving information society is creating new economic, cultural and political opportunities. However, it also brings with it new issues and risks, which pose fresh challenges to every legal system. This volume contains articles, written by scholars in pertinent legal fields from all around the world, which analyze and attempt to meet these challenges. The articles contained in this collection present multifaceted intersections of law, information and information technology in the following fields: the emerging legal field of information law; privacy law; intellectual property law; internet law and regulation; stock-market law; authentication of electronic messages and its legal implications.