http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7951?
Computer Network Attacks and International Law
Social Science Seminar
DATE AND TIME
October 10, 2013
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
AVAILABILITY
Open to the public
No RSVP required
SPEAKERS
Elaine Korzak - Cybersecurity Predoctoral Fellow, CISAC, and PhD Candidate at
Department of War Studies, King's College London
Andrew K. Woods (commentator) - Cybersecurity Fellow at CISAC
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Elaine Korzak joined CISAC in September 2013 as a
predoctoral cybersecurity fellow. She is a PhD student in the Department of War
Studies at King's College London. Elaine's thesis evaluates how cyber attacks
challenge current legal norms and whether the identified challenges ultimately
warrant a new legal framework. The analysis focuses on two areas in particular:
international law on the use of force (jus ad bellum) and international
humanitarian law (jus in bello). During her time at CISAC, Elaine is conducting
empirical research examining states' responses to the legal challenges created
by cyber attacks. Her analysis focuses on various state positions in key
international forums, including the United Nations and the International
Telecommunication Union.
Elaine earned a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the
University of Dresden (Germany) before focusing her research interests at the
interface of international law and security studies. She holds both an MA in
International Peace and Security from King's College London and an LL.M in
Public International Law from the London School of Economics. Her professional
experience includes various governmental and non-governmental institutions
(both national and international), where she has worked on various disarmament
and international security issues. These include, most recently, NATO's Cyber
Defence Section as well as the European Commission's Director-General on
Information Society and Media.
ABOUT THE TOPIC: With their unique characteristics such as swiftness, its
non-kinetic nature and anonymity, computer network attacks fundamentally
challenge the current international legal paradigm which is based on a
state-centered concept of armed force involving some degree of kinetic energy
transfer through blast and fragmentation. It has been argued that a revolution
in military affairs has been ushered in by technological advancements that
cannot be accommodated within the existing legal framework. Both practitioners
and scholars have called for a new regulatory framework to govern computer
network attacks. This presentation will give an overview of Elaine's doctoral
research project which evaluates these claims by examining if and how computer
network attacks challenge key norms of international law on the use of force
and international humanitarian law and whether the identified challenges
ultimately warrant a new legal framework.
LOCATION
CISAC Conference Room
Encina Hall Central, 2nd floor
616 Serra St.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
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