The Impact of Private International Law on International Cybersecurity Contract Disputes

Volume 17, Issue: 1 part 2
Spring 2026
Pages 517-538

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

College of Law / Al-Muthanna University

Abstract
Private international law is considered the ideal reference for resolving disputes involving a foreign element, whether these disputes fall within the scope of personal status, civil, or commercial matters. Given that society is now rapidly adopting modern technologies in all aspects, it has become imperative for private international law, with its rules and procedures, to keep pace with this development and level of modernity. This is necessary to resolve disputes arising from any new technology that is the subject of a contract, if the legal relationship includes a foreign characteristic that characterizes one of the elements of this relationship.

Among these technologies, cybersecurity technology has emerged with its electronic programs to keep pace with increasing scientific progress and has entered all public and private fields, including the commercial field. Large commercial companies seek to protect their data, knowledge, and customer secrets by concluding cybersecurity contracts to transfer software technologies or obtain training services from relevant entities. A distinguished specialization in this preventive field, to preserve its trade secrets, it is the duty of the party supplying technical knowledge in cybersecurity to adhere to the contract and not breach its terms, as such breach has a significant negative economic impact on the contracting party benefiting from concluding the contract.
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  • Receive Date 30 September 2025
  • Accept Date 11 October 2025