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The first question around cyber espionage is, is it illegal? And most people would tell you no. Aaron Shull, Centre for International Governance Innovation Unfortunately, the problems don't end there, Shull says. "The rule itself is amorphous, it's hard to understand and it doesn't place clear constraints on state behaviour," he says. "Now what you're seeing is countries like the United States and China working in a bilateral form to try and articulate what the rules should be." In response, one of Shull's next tasks is to put together a high-level panel of experts that will hold a series of meetings over the next few months to explore these issues in greater detail. A web site, OurInternet.org, provides a consultative mechanism to other stakeholders and a report with recommendations around Internet government will be tabled before the next World Summit on the Information Society in 2015. "In my own view, the question is, can we meet all of the competing interests?" Shull asks. "Governance is a series of counterbalancing trade-offs. How do we balance these and put a view forward where the Internet has responsible governance, is stable, encourages innovation, economic growth, free speech, and human rights? This is the challenge. I think it's one of the challenges of our generation." Early interest Shull has been able to move so quickly on these issues in part because they build upon research he had already been doing during his studies at Columbia Law School, where he attained his LLM and graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar. He says he was always interested in the notion of the Internet as a weapon, and pursued research in cyber security and cyber espionage long before Snowden's revelations came to light. "I didn't know when I was focused on those discrete issue areas how complicated this space was, how many interests are involved, and how many actors are involved," he says. "As I transition into this role, I'm starting to appreciate a greater appreciation, almost by the day, of how complex the policy space is." The job has also allowed him to be closer to home and family — he grew up 15 minutes outside of Waterloo — even as other opportunities beckoned, like an acceptance to the University of Cambridge to pursue a PhD in international politics. "I turned that down to take a position here, because of the reputation of CIGI, because of the Internet governance program, and because of the CLE EVENTS DESIGNED FOR LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS West LegalEdcenter® is the leading provider of CLE events for the legal industry. Below you'll find upcoming live conferences that might be of interest to you and your team. You can register for yourself and any members of your department. Registration can be applied to anyone in your company – a different person could attend each event. 21st Annual Marketing Partner Forum Naples, FL – January 22-24 $2,495 The Forum continues to be the premier event for marketing partners, managing partners, in-house counsel and seniorlevel marketing and business development professionals who want to sharpen their knowledge about the emerging trends and forces shaping the legal business and the impact on law firm business development client service and client relations. Regulation of Financial Services 2014 New York, NY – January 28 $1,095 This one-day program is designed for lawyers and compliance professionals in financial service companies. Comprised of five panels and a keynote address by a key regulator, the program focuses on the key issues of primary importance to the regulated community, looking back over the past year and ahead into the coming year, and offering practical insight into the meaning of key developments and steps companies should consider going forward. 32nd Annual Federal Securities Institute DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE Individual Discount – Receive 15% off any individual program. Use promo code 15CORPORATE at checkout. Group Discounts – We have great group discounts available for you and your colleagues. The more events you purchase, the more you save: Miami, FL – February 6-7 $895 Register today to reserve your seat at the southeast's pre-eminent forum on Securities Enforcement, Regulatory Updates, Litigation, Pending Deals and M&A Activity. Untitled-3 1 44 • d ec em b er 2013/january2014 INHOUSE Call 1-800-308-1700 for more information or to register. 13-11-27 9:24 AM

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