The Definition of the Armed Conflict in the Conditions of Cyber Warfare
The Definition of the Armed Conflict in the Conditions of Cyber Warfare
Author(s): Mateusz PiątkowskiSubject(s): Political Theory, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Military policy, Politics and law, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: armed conflict; international humanitarian law; cyberwarfare
Summary/Abstract: The paper is presenting the examination of the cyberwarfare phenomenon in its legal context. The cyberattacks are increasingly effective measures of modern combat and would probably become the most crucial dimension of forthcoming armed conflict. The role of the international humanitarian law is to determine whenever the cyberattack is reaching the threshold of an armed conflict. The aim of the article is to present the existing framework of ius in bello in terms of its temporal scope of applicability, especially in the light of the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare. It supported conclusion that the international law requires an revision of the armed conflict definition to sufficiently addressed the challenges arising from growing cyber activity.
Journal: Polish Political Science Yearbook
- Issue Year: 46/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 271-280
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English