Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 04/2015

Legal Interoperability as a Tool for Combatting Fragmentation

Rolf H. Weber

December 2014

Centre for International Governance Innovation

Abstract

The recently developed term “legal interoperability” addresses the process of making legal rules cooperate across jurisdictions. It can facilitate global communication, reduce costs in cross-border business and drive innovation, thereby creating a level playing field for the next generation of technologies and cultural exchange.