European University Institute Library

Cyber war, law and ethics for virtual conflicts, edited by Claire Finkelstein, Jens David Ohlin, Kevin Govern

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non fiction

Cyber war

870324187

edited by Claire Finkelstein, Jens David Ohlin, Kevin Govern

law and ethics for virtual conflicts

Cyber weapons and cyber warfare have become one of the most dangerous innovations of recent years, and a significant threat to national security. Cyber weapons can imperil economic, political, and military systems by a single act, or by multifaceted orders of effect, with wide-ranging potential consequences. Unlike past forms of warfare circumscribed by centuries of just war tradition and Law of Armed Conflict prohibitions, cyber warfare occupies a particularly ambiguous status in the conventions of the laws of war. Furthermore, cyber attacks put immense pressure on conventional notions of sovereignty, and the moral and legal doctrines that were developed to regulate them. This book, written by an unrivalled set of experts, assists in proactively addressing the ethical and legal issues that surround cyber warfare by considering, first, whether the Laws of Armed Conflict apply to cyberspace just as they do to traditional warfare, and second, the ethical position of cyber warfare against the background of our generally recognized moral traditions in armed conflict. The book explores these moral and legal issues in three categories. First, it addresses foundational questions regarding cyber attacks. What are they and what does it mean to talk about a cyber war? The book presents alternative views concerning whether the laws of war should apply, or whether transnational criminal law or some other peacetime framework is more appropriate, or if there is a tipping point that enables the laws of war to be used. Secondly, it examines the key principles of jus in bello to determine how they might be applied to cyber-conflicts, in particular those of proportionality and necessity. It also investigates the distinction between civilian and combatant in this context, and studies the level of causation necessary to elicit a response, looking at the notion of a 'proximate cause'. Finally, it analyses the specific operational realities implicated by particular regulatory regimes. This book is unmissable reading for anyone interested in the impact of cyber warfare on international law and the laws of war.--, Provided by Publisher

PART I: FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS OF CYBERWAR 1. The Nature of War and the Idea of "Cyberwar" Larry May 2. Is There Anything Morally Special about Cyberwar? James L Cook 3. Cyber Causation Jens David Ohlin PART II: CONCEPTUALIZING CYBER ATTACKS: THE CIVIL-MILITARY DIVIDE 4. Cyberterrorism and Enemy Criminal Law Stuart Macdonald 5. Cyberwar versus Cyber Attack: The Role of Rhetoric in the Application of Law to Activities in Cyberspace Laurie R Blank 6. The Rise of Non-State Actors in Cyberwarfare Nicolò Bussolati PART III: CYBERSECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: THE ETHICS OF HACKING AND SPYING 7. Re-Thinking the Boundaries of Law in Cyberspace: A Duty to Hack? Duncan B Hollis 8. Cyber Espionage or Cyberwar?: International Law, Domestic Law, and Self-Protective Measures Christopher S Yoo 9. Deception in the Modern, Cyber Battlespace William H Boothby PART IV: RESPONSIBILITY AND ATTRIBUTION IN CYBER ATTACKS 10. Evidentiary Issues in International Disputes Related to State Responsibility for Cyber Operations Marco Roscini 11. Low-Intensity Cyber Operations and the Principle of Non-Intervention Sean Watts