Cyberwarfare in International Law

belmolis writes "If the CIA is right to attribute recent blackouts to cyberwarfare, cyberwarfare is no longer science fiction but reality. In a recent op-ed piece and a detailed scholarly paper, legal scholar Duncan Hollis raises the question of whether existing international law is adequate for regulating cyberwarfare. He concludes that it is not: 'Translating existing rules into the IO context produces extensive uncertainty, risking unintentional escalations of conflict where forces have differing interpretations of what is permissible. Alternatively, such uncertainty may discourage the use of IO even if it might produce less harm than traditional means of warfare. Beyond uncertainty, the existing legal framework is insufficient and overly complex. Existing rules have little to say about the non-state actors that will be at the center of future conflicts. And where the laws of war do not apply, even by analogy, an overwhelmingly complex set of other international and foreign law rules purport to govern IO.'"

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Re:Any Babelfish in the house?

[Dachannien]

Google Translate English->Japanese->English:

If the CIA is right to the recent blackouts cyberwarfare attributes of the computer war However, the reality is no longer science fiction. Op-ed piece in a recent scholarly papers and detailed, legal scholars DANKANHORISU raise the question of whether the existing international law to the appropriate regulatory cyberwarfare. His conclusion is not: 'translating the existing rules IO generated widespread uncertainty in the context of the conflict is a dangerous military escalations where interpretation is not intended to be the difference between what is permissible. Also, this kind of uncertainty might be deterred from the use of low-IO, even if you might have a harmful effect on productivity than traditional means of warfare. Uncertainties beyond the existing legal framework is inadequate and overly complex. Existing rules, which have little to say, especially non-state actors in future conflicts. And the laws of war do not apply where the analogy with the overwhelmingly complex configuration and other foreigners to the rules of international law governing the purpose IO. Hope this helps!

Re:What is IO?

[smittyoneeach]

Aye, vast and inscrutable as the Indian Ocean they are.

Cyber-

[Rukki]

I must not be the only one worried that the international regulations are being levied by people so out of step that they think "Cyber" still means "Internet" not "Text-Sex"?

Re:Cyber-

[El Yanqui]

What do you expect when you get rid of congressmen like Mark Foley who clearly understand what "Cyber" means?

A big IF

[mangu]

"If the CIA is right to attribute recent blackouts to cyberwarfare, ...

Hey, look, "Die Hard 4" is fiction, and not very good fiction at that.

Adequate laws?

[El Yanqui]

Duncan Hollis raises the question of whether existing international law is adequate for regulating cyberwarfare

Because existing international law has done such a bang up job regulating real warfare.

Re:Any Babelfish in the house?

[Anonymous Custard]

Another translation:

I had a small house of brokerage on Wall Street... many days no business come to my hut... my hut... but Jimmy has fear? A thousand times no. I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey strong bowels were girded with strength like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo... dung. ...Glorious sunset of my heart was fading. Soon the super karate monkey death car would park in my space. But Jimmy has fancy plans... and pants to match. The monkey clown horrible karate round and yummy like cute small baby chick would beat the donkey.