Commanding the Trend—A Policy Analysis
Abstract:
This article seeks to define what an Internet Referral Unit (‘IRU’) is by examining different IRUs in various jurisdictions and discerning their functions. It also makes a policy argument with respect to the implementation of an IRU in an Australian domestic setting. It does so by analysing Anglo-Saxon norms with respect to censorship and determining the best means of implementing an IRU that would give effect to rational public policy. It does so to highlight, through a legal history perspective and policy success perspective, that cybersecurity often brings with it new challenges to age-old questions. The paper posits that the establishment of an IRU would be consistent with Anglo-Saxon practice, leading to the issue of what legal frameworks would need to be established.
AUTHORS
Inaugural Cybersecurity Postdoctoral Research Fellow and RUMLAE Associate Researcher
Adelaide Law School
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
University of New England, Armidale, Australia
Dr. Samuel White is the inaugural Cybersecurity Postdoctoral Research Fellow and RUMLAE Associate Researcher at the University of Adelaide, as well as Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of New England. He has served in both the Royal Australian Infantry Corps and the Australian Army Legal Corps.
Undergraduate law candidate - Adelaide Law School,
Adelaide, Australia
Socrates Giatrakos is a Bachelor of Law (Honours) candidate at the University of Adelaide. He is currently undertaking research with respect to the implied freedom of political communication and executive power. He is also a student editor on the Adelaide Law Review and a Research Assistant at the University of Adelaide.
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Journal of Information Warfare
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