ABSTRACT
Law is order and good law is good order. Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)
The previous chapter considered the application of risk and governance theories to the domestic criminal law in the context of computer misuse. It explored whether the domestic criminal law offered a feasible solution to the risks arising from computer misuse which were identified in the first part of this book. In doing so, it established that the domestic criminal law has some part to play within a broader framework of governance, albeit a non-exclusive part. This chapter will broaden the discussion beyond the domestic criminal law to consider the role of the law in general within this governance framework. It will introduce new tiers of legal governance at the European Union, Council of Europe, Commonwealth, United Nations and Group of Eight (G8) levels and explore the impact of these upon the UK in the light of their effects on national sovereign powers. It will examine the proposition that there may be advantages in moving beyond the domestic criminal law by examining these alternative approaches within the context of governing transborder risks and transborder technology networks.
