Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Introduction – sources of law, cyber infrastructure
2. Introduction to the system of international peace and security
3. State responsibility and actors in cyberspace
4. Prohibition of use of force and cyberspace I
5. Prohibition of use of force and cyberspace II
6. The principle of non-intervention and cybernetic campaigns
7. The scope of jurisdiction
8. Certain crimes under international law and cyberspace
9. Mass surveillance of cyber activities and human rights
10. Final lecture
Annotation
Subject description
The regulation of international peace and security belongs among the cornerstones of international law and its goal is to guarantee the safety and peaceful coexistence and cooperation of states and other international actors. The creation of cyberspace has confronted the system with unforeseen challenges and the cyberspace, once considered a “free” domain, is gradually succumbing to law-based regulation.
Despite the recent efforts to regulate activities in cyberspace, the technical challenges of attribution as well hesitations regarding the applicability of international law in its entirety to the new domain challenge the effectiveness of international peace and security.
The goal of the subject is to get the students acquainted with the system of international peace and security, as well as with the currently most debated areas of the system’s interplay with activities in cyber space.
In order to reach the goal of the subject, students will be required to read prepared materials and actively participate in debates during lectures/seminars. Study methods include case-studies of both fictitious and real events in cyberspace.