Cyber War -

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Cyber warfare has become more pervasive and more complex in recent years. It is difficult to regulate, as it holds an ambiguous position within the laws of war. This book investigates the legal and ethical ramifications of cyber war, considering which sets of laws apply to it, and how it fits into t

Résumé :
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....

Biographie:

• Part I: Foundational Questions of Cyberwar


• 1: Larry May: The Nature of War and the Idea of Cyberwar


• 2: James L. Cook: Is There Anything Morally Special about Cyberwar?


• 3: Jens David Ohlin Part II: Conceptualizing Cyber Attacks: The Civil-Military Divide: Cyber Causation


• 4: Stuart Macdonald: Cyberterrorism and Enemy Criminal Law


• 5: Laurie R. Blank: Cyberwar versus Cyber Attack: The Role of Rhetoric in the Application of Law to Activities in Cyberspace


• 6: Nicol?? Bussolati: The Rise of Non-State Actors in Cyberwarfare


• Part III: Cybersecurity and International Humanitarian Law: The Ethics of Hacking and Spying


• 7: Duncan B. Hollis: Re-Thinking the Boundaries of Law in Cyberspace: A Duty to Hack?


• 8: Christopher S. Yoo: Cyber Espionage or Cyberwar?: International Law, Domestic Law, and Self-Protective Measures


• 9: William H. Boothby: Deception in the Modern, Cyber Battlespace


• Part IV: Responsibility and Attribution in Cyber Attacks


• 10: Marco Roscini: Evidentiary Issues in International Disputes Related to State Responsibility for Cyber Operations


• 11: Sean Watts: Low-Intensity Cyber Operations and the Principle of Non-Intervention