The advent of a global information society demands new understandings of the complexities of the architecture of that society and its implications for existing social institutions such as law and government. In addressing these developments, this authoritative and innovative book takes as its theme the Internet within the settings of law, politics and society. It relates and analyses their interactions and seeks to draw out the implications of “cyberspace” for law and society. It therefore has a wider and more critical agenda than existing, more technical expositions of computer or Internet law. It is about the "law in action" and not just the "law in books". It comprehends situations where action takes place in the shadow of law and where there exists a fascinating range of regulatory responses and strategies of governance.

Based on original research and experience of involvement in legal and policy processes in relation to the Internet, the authors provide essential reading both as an authoritative source-book and as a critical and discursive text for anyone studying or working within the Internet’s impacts on law and society.  This book comprises an ideal scholarly text for academics and students, policy-makers and practitioners.

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