STATE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE INTERNET

The issues of State sovereignty in the information and telecommunications field is determined by the objective characteristics of the network (the transboundary nature of legal relations, etc.) and subjective factors in the evolution of domain name system management and technical infrastructure (the concentration of powers in the Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers). It is important to identify signs of conflict between the principles of stability, fault tolerance and freedom to disseminate information on the Internet, as well as State sovereignty, etc., the persistence of unipolar quasi-monopoly on Internet governance tools and mechanisms that create the preconditions to develop new organizational forms of control on the basis of the norms of international law. Firstly, the article analyses the main issues and trends in the development of doctrinal views on nature, means of securing cyberspace for the sovereignty of States and their legal liability for the activities of Internet users within both traditional spheres of territorial jurisdiction and the "fifth domain" sovereign rule. Secondly, the article shows the problem of State sovereignty in cyberspace, which should be dealt with comprehensively and systematically, especially taking into account the interests of the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of a man and citizen (sovereignty), the interests of the development of civil society and ensure the defense and security of the State. The study expands scientific ideas about the nature and appointment of State sovereignty on the Internet; on the basis of the analysis of a large array of legal information the author identifies the main reference points that will make it possible to enshrine the borders of a State sovereignty in cyberspace in the Constitution, international legal instruments and in the doctrine of informational security of the Russian Federation.

state, cyberspace sovereignty, information intermediary, Internet Corporation, assigning of names and numbers, domain names, Internet law, cyberspace, multilateral partnerships, national domain registrar, domain name administrator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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