Microsoft Ireland, the CLOUD Act, and International Lawmaking 2.0

Authors

Jennifer Daskal, American University Washington College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Journal

Stanford Law Review Online

Volume

71

Abstract

On March 23, President Trump signed the CLOUD Act, 1 thereby mooting one of the most closely watched Supreme Court cases this term: the Microsoft Ireland case. 2 This essay examines these extraordinary and fast-moving developments, explaining how the Act resolves the Supreme Court case and addresses the complicated questions of jurisdiction over data in the cloud. The developments represent a classic case of international lawmaking via domestic regulation, as mediated by major multinational corporations that manage so much of the world's data.

Recommended Citation

Jennifer Daskal, Microsoft Ireland, the CLOUD Act, and International Lawmaking 2.0, 71 Stanford Law Review Online (2018).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1099