Declaration of Principles and Commitments
Preamble
The members and partners of the Cyber Jurisprudence International Initiative (CyJurII) affirm our commitment to a rule-based, rights-respecting, and internationally coherent digital legal order. Acknowledging cyberspace as a transformative domain of human interaction, governance, and dispute resolution, we advocate for judicial adaptation that safeguards fairness, transparency, and freedom in the digital age.
Guiding Principles
Applicability of International Law
Established legal frameworks, including the UN Charter, international human rights law, and sovereignty principles, shall govern cyberspace.
Judicial Integrity Online
All digital judicial processes must adhere to impartiality, procedural fairness, and transparency, including the use of AI and algorithms.
Safeguarding Digital Rights
Privacy, freedom of expression, and access to information shall be recognized as enforceable rights across digital platforms.
4. Accountability & Attribution
Cyber actions must be attributable, with mechanisms for legal review and transnational jurisdictional clarity.
5. Technology-Neutral Interpretation
Judicial application must remain neutral toward underlying technologies, ensuring fairness across platforms and innovations.
6. Ethical Interoperability & Fair Competition
Legal frameworks shall encourage interoperability and reverse engineering where ethically appropriate, fostering innovation while respecting intellectual property.
7. Judicial Cooperation Across Borders
We call for transnational cooperation in cyber dispute resolution, knowledge sharing, and jurisprudential harmonization.
8. Cyber Peacebuilding
CyJurII embraces the use of cyber diplomacy, legal dialogue, and educational exchange to defuse digital conflict and promote peace.
Commitment to Action
We hereby pledge to:
Advance interdisciplinary research and model laws for cyber jurisprudence.
Develop judicial templates suited to digital contexts.
Facilitate education, training, and capacity building for judges, lawyers, and technologists.
Advocate for the digital transformation of judicial systems while preserving procedural safeguards and institutional independence.