Articles

  1. Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Internet and the Lost Law of Transit, 135 Yale L.J. 2372 (2026). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5384640

  2. Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Sovereign AI Myth, 48 Mich. J. Int’l L. ___ (forthcoming 2026). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6188518

  3. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Anchoring Digital Sovereignty, 25 Chi. J. Int’l L. 417 (2025). https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cjil/vol25/iss2/2/

  4. Vivek Krishnamurthy, With Great (Computing) Power Comes Great (Human Rights) Responsibility: Cloud Computing and Human Rights, 7 Bus. H.R.J. 226 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2022.8

  5. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Quantum Technology and Human Rights: An Agenda for Collaboration, 7 Quantum Sci. & Tech. 44003 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ac81e7

  6. Vivek Krishnamurthy, A Tale of Two Privacy Laws, 114 Am. J. Int’l L. Unbound 26 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1017/aju.2019.79

  7. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Are Internet Protocols the New Human Rights Protocols? Understanding RFC 8280–Research into Human Rights Protocol Considerations, 4 Bus. H.R.J. 163 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2018.30

  8. Anupam Chander and Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Myth of Platform Neutrality, 2 Geo. L. Tech. Rev. 400 (2018). https://georgetownlawtechreview.org/the-myth-of-platform-neutrality/GLTR-07-2018/

  9. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Note, Colonial Cousins: Explaining India and Canada’s Unwritten Constitutional Principles, 34 Yale J. Int’l L. 207 (2009). https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/faculty-articles/1839/

Book Chapters

  1. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Legislating the Duty to Act Responsibly: Some Open Questions, in Platform Governance in Canada ___ (Taylor Owen & Heidi Tworek, eds., forthcoming 2026).

  2. Vivek Krishnamurthy & Myka Kollmann, Pandemic-Fighting Technologies? Lessons from COVID-19 for the Pandemics of the Future, in Pandemics, Public Health, and the Regulation of Borders 231 (Colleen Flood et al., eds., 2024). https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003394006-26

  3. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Devony Schmidt, and Amy Lehr, Cybersecurity and Human Rights: Understanding the Connection, in Human Rights Responsibilities in the Digital Age 19 (Jonathan Andrew & Frédéric Bernard, eds., 2021).

  4. Vivek Krishnamurthy, AI and Human Rights Law, in Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada 211 (Teresa Scassa & Florian Martin-Bariteau, eds., 2021). https://ssrn.com/abstract=3734664

  5. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: A Contested Relationship, in Leading Legal Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and a Toolkit for Lawyers and the Law 377 (Pina D’Agostino et al., eds., 2021).

Expert Reports

  1. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Disinformation, Digital Space, and Democratic Process—Research Report Prepared for the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference in Canadian Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions (Oct. 30, 2024). https://foreigninterferencecommission.ca/fileadmin/foreign_interference_commission/Documents/Policy_Consultation_Documents/Summaries/3_KRISHNAMURTHY-Summary_Report.pdf

  2. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Communications Interception and Digital Searches in an Age of Encryption and Spyware—Research Report Prepared for the Canadian National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) (Aug. 30, 2023). https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/nsicop-cpsnr/research-papers/krishnamurthy_nsicop_report_consolidated_draft%202023_en.pdf

Research Reports

  1. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Sarah Baldwin, Zoe Leonore Glepa, Victor Laudano, Geofence Warrants: A Model State Policy, Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic, University of Colorado Law School (June 5, 2025). https://tlpc.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TLPC-Geofence-Report-June-2025.pdf

  2. George Hua and Vivek Krishnamurthy, Every Child Left Behind: How Bill C-27 Fails to Adequately Protect the Privacy Rights of Canada’s Children, Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (June 2023). https://cippic.ca/sites/default/files/every-child-left-behind.pdf

  3. Melissa Liauw and Vivek Krishnamurthy, Planned Obsolescence: The Shortcomings of Canada’s Proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (June 2023). https://cippic.ca/sites/default/files/planned-obsolescence.pdf

  4. Lexie Misterski and Vivek Krishnamurthy, Bad News: Bill C-18 and the Distortion of Canadian Digital Policy, Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (Mar. 2023). https://cippic.ca/sites/default/files/Bad_News_CIPPIC_March_2023.pdf

  5. Rick Anderson, Wendy Chun, Nathalie Des Rosiers, Amira Elghawaby, Merelda Fiddler-Potter, Edward Greenspon, Philip N. Howard, Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Rt. Hon. Beverly McLachlin, and Taylor Owen, Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression Final Report 2021-22: How to Make Online Platforms More Transparent and Accountable to Canadian Users (May 2022). https://ppforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DemX-2-English-May-4-1.pdf

  6. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Mark Latonero, Rachel Kuchma, Elif Nur Kumru, and Genevieve Plumptre, Media Freedom and Technological Change, Carr Center Discussion Paper Series (Aug. 2021). https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/files/cchr/files/211011-media_freedom_report-b.pdf

  7. Bryan Thomas, Colleen M. Flood, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Ryan Tanner, and Kumanan Wilson, Vaccine Ins and Outs: An Exploration of the Legal Issues Raised by Vaccine Passports, C.D. Howe Institute Working Paper (July 2021). https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4095268

  8. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Jessica Fjeld, et al., CDA 230 Goes North American? Examining the Impacts of the USMCA’s Intermediary Liability Provisions in Canada and the United States (July 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3645462

  9. Christopher Bavitz, Sam Bookman, Jonathan Eubank, Kira Hessekiel, and Vivek Krishnamurthy, Assessing the Assessments: Lessons from Early State Experiences in the Procurement and Implementation of Risk Assessment Tools, Berkman Klein Center Research Pub. No. 2018-08 (Dec. 7, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3297135

  10. Filippo Raso, Hannah Hilligoss, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Christopher T. Bavitz, and Levin Kim, Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: Opportunities and Risks, Berkman Klein Center Research Pub. No. 2018-06 (Sep. 24, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3259344

  11. Alicia Solow-Niederman, Francisco Javier Careaga Franco, Nani Jansen Reventlow, and Vivek Krishnamurthy, Here, There, or Everywhere? Assessing the Geographic Scope of Content Takedown Orders (Mar. 27, 2017). https://perma.cc/JAE2-FPJU

  12. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Cloudy with a Conflict of Laws: How Cloud Computing Has Disrupted the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty System and Why It Matters, Berkman Center Research Pub. No. 2016-03 (Feb. 16, 2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2733350

  13. Dalia Ritvo, Vivek Krishnamurthy, and Sarah Altschuller, Managing User Rights Responsibly: A Guide for Early-Stage Companies (Apr. 1, 2016). https://perma.cc/N4HG-QT42

  14. Vivek Krishnamurthy, Boundless Courts and a Borderless Internet, in Internet Monitor 2014: Reflections on the Digital World 130 (Urs Gasser et al., eds., 2014). https://ssrn.com/abstract=2538813

Notable Briefs and Regulatory Submissions

  1. Brief Amicus Curiae of Encode AI, Design It For Us, and Young People’s Alliance in Support of Plaintiff, Garcia v. Character AI, No. 24-cv-01903 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 31, 2025). https://tlpc.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Brief-March-31-clean-revised-PDF-A.pdf

  2. Brief Amicus Curiae of Internet Advocacy Organizations in Support of Neither Party, Pina v. Snap & Meta, No. S286267 (Cal. Feb. 21. 2025). https://tlpc.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pina-amicus-TLPC.pdf

  3. Petition for Rulemaking for Rulemaking to Require Option for Communications Assistants by Stand-Alone Automatic Captioning Providers, CG Dockets 13-23 and 03-123, Fed. Comm. Comm’n (May 31, 2024). https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/10531086287963/1

  4. Brief Amicus Curiae of Disability Rights Advocates in Support of Petitioners, Public.Resource.org v. Fed. Comm. Comm’n, No. 23-1311 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 3, 2024). https://tlpc.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024.04.03-Amicus-Brief.pdf

  5. Brief Amicus Curiae of Accessibility, Archival, and Security Fair Users in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants, Green v. Dep’t of Justice, No. 23-5159 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 7, 2023). https://tlpc.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023.12.07-Green-Amicus-Brief-FINAL-CORRECTED.pdf

  6. Brief Amicus Curiae of Law and Engineering Professors, People v. Dhyne, No. 22-SC-869 (Colo. Nov. 6, 2023). https://tlpc.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023.11.06-DHYNE-BRIEF-FINAL.pdf

  7. Overhauling the Online Harms Proposal in Canada: A Human Rights Approach, Comments submitted to the Department of Canadian Heritage (September 2021) (with Yuan Stevens). https://cippic.ca/sites/default/files/Online%20Harms%20Submission%20Final%202021-09-27.pdf

  8. Comments of Privacy Researchers on Proposals for Ensuring Appropriate Regulation of Artificial Intelligence, Comments Submitted to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on behalf of 25 privacy researchers (Mar. 13, 2020) (collaboration with TLPC at Colorado Law School). https://tlpc.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020.03.13-Academic-Researchers-Comment-on-ensuring-appropriate-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-final-1.pdf

  9. Brief Amicus Curiae of United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Joseph Cannataci, U.S. v. Microsoft Corp., 584 U.S. ___ (2018) (with Mason Kortz). https://clinic.cyber.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20171222120327043_35632-pdf-Krishnamurthy.pdf

  10. Brief Amicus Curiae of Naomi Cahn, Janes D. Lamm, Michael Overing, and Suzanne Brown Walsh in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants, Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc., 84 N.E. 2d 766 (Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, 2017) (with Mason Kortz).

  11. Brief Amicus Curiae of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in Support of the Appellants, Commonwealth v. Estabrook, 472 Mass. 852 (Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, 2015) (with Andrew Sellars).

Works in Progress

A Human-Centric Approach to Space Cybersecurity (draft book chapter)

Secure Computing Enclaves (draft law review article)

Why Do Corporations Respect International Human Rights Law? (draft law review article)