Digital Sovereignty in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Exploring Legal and Jurisprudential Norms in Globalized International Law

Abstract

The evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) has intensively rearticulated the contours of inherent sovereignty in the modern globalized epoch, ushering in the notion of digital sovereignty. This evolving paradigm engrossed the legal authority of states to formulate, manage, and preserve their essential data, algorithms, and modern technological infrastructure against exterior interference. In the progressive interplay of globalization and digitization, legal mechanisms and jurisprudential notions address unprecedented hurdles in mitigating the turmoil between state autonomy and the borderless aspect of digital technologies. This study critically evaluates the emerging discourse of digital sovereignty within the larger framework of international law, with a unique concentration on the navigation of AI governance and state-centric sovereignty notions. It examines how existing theoretical doctrines, such as non-intervention, territoriality, and sovereign equality are regained in the AI age, along with the advancement of extraterritorial data governance periods, supranational regulatory mechanisms, and multilateral agreements. In navigating these intricacies, the study solicits the contextualization of a cohesive, universally adaptable legal mechanism that protects national interests and updates the mutually shared values of international justice, technological availability, and sustainable digital transition in the AI era.

Keywords

• Digital Sovereignty
• Artificial Intelligence Governance
• International Law
• Jurisprudential Norms
• Sovereign Equality
• Global Justice

How to cite

Md. Sagor Hossain, Mst. Shirina Khatun (2025). Digital Sovereignty in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Exploring Legal and Jurisprudential Norms in Globalized International Law. Sonargaon University Journal, 5(II), 113–125.

@article{hossain20259,
  title   = {Digital Sovereignty in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Exploring Legal and Jurisprudential Norms in Globalized International Law},
  author  = {Md. Sagor Hossain and Mst. Shirina Khatun},
  journal = {Sonargaon University Journal},
  volume  = {5},
  number  = {II},
  pages   = {113--125},
  year    = {2025},
  issn    = {2518-3125},
  url     = {https://su.edu.bd/journal/volume-5-issue-2/digital-sovereignty-in-the-artificial-intelligence-era-exploring-legal-and}
}