Comparative Legal Perspectives on Cyberspace Security Governance: A Review of Frameworks and Implication

Abstract

This review critically examines Li Zhi’s Legal Comparisons and Implications of Cyberspace Security Governance, situating it within ongoing scholarly debates on international law, comparative jurisprudence, and the multidimensional challenges of global cybersecurity.  By providing a nuanced textual and comparative analysis of major legal frameworks—ranging from the Tallinn Manual 2.0 to national statutes in the United States, the European Union, and Asia—Li’s work contributes significantly to clarifying conceptual boundaries between network security and cyberspace security. Drawing on authoritative comparative law studies and incorporating insights from multi-stakeholder governance research, this review highlights the book’s core theoretical contributions, its critical appraisal of divergent international governance models, and the practical implications of its policy recommendations.  Although the volume effectively outlines current governance challenges and norms, it also opens new avenues for future inquiry into rapidly evolving technologies and their legal ramifications.  In doing so, this review not only underscores Li’s methodological rigor and integrative approach but also encourages further scholarship to refine and adapt the global legal order for a more secure and equitable cyberspace.