Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?

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Main Author: Rubin, Willa
Language:English
Published: Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:
Law
un
icj
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1462921585
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-oberlin14629215852021-08-03T06:36:39Z Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack? Rubin, Willa International Law International Relations Law Legal Studies Political Science cyber cyber security cyber warfare cyber crime cyber cyber attack cyber operation stuxnet article 51 un un charter jus ad bellum jus in bello international law rome statute aggression self-defense international court of justice icj The technical capabilities of the Stuxnet worms-launched by the US and Israel against Iran's nuclear facility-prove that the operation could be considered an act of aggression, as defined in the Rome Statute. Further, this paper asserts that Article 51 of the UN Charter is insufficient to addressing malignant cyber operations. The paper is organized as following: 1) Introduction, 2) Research Limitations, 3) Context: International Relations Theory and Types of International Law, 4) Understanding “Cyber” Within The Scope Of This Paper, 5) The Stuxnet Operation, 6) Historical and Legal Roots of “Aggression” and “Self-Defense”, 7) Stuxnet as an act of aggression, 8) Why Iran Cannot Legally Retaliate, 9) Conclusion, 10) Bibliography.I draw my analysis from ICJ cases, the UN Charter and other foundational documents, technical analyses of the Stuxnet operation, and other historical and political books and articles. 2016-06-16 English text Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1462921585 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1462921585 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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topic International Law
International Relations
Law
Legal Studies
Political Science
cyber
cyber security
cyber warfare
cyber crime
cyber
cyber attack
cyber operation
stuxnet
article 51
un
un charter
jus ad bellum
jus in bello
international law
rome statute
aggression
self-defense
international court of justice
icj
spellingShingle International Law
International Relations
Law
Legal Studies
Political Science
cyber
cyber security
cyber warfare
cyber crime
cyber
cyber attack
cyber operation
stuxnet
article 51
un
un charter
jus ad bellum
jus in bello
international law
rome statute
aggression
self-defense
international court of justice
icj
Rubin, Willa
Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?
author Rubin, Willa
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title Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?
title_short Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?
title_full Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?
title_fullStr Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?
title_full_unstemmed Waging Wars in Cyberspace: How International Law On Aggression And Self-Defense Falls Short Of Addressing Cyber Warfare.Could Iran Legally Retaliate For The Stuxnet Attack?
title_sort waging wars in cyberspace: how international law on aggression and self-defense falls short of addressing cyber warfare.could iran legally retaliate for the stuxnet attack?
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publishDate 2016
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