Cyber Attacks and International Law on the Use of Force - 9781138482708

Taylor & Francis

Cyber Attacks and International Law on the Use of ForceThe Turn to Information Ethics\nAuthor(s): Samuli Haataja\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138482708, 978-1138482708\nSynopsis\nExamining the thematic intersection of law, technology and violence, this book explores cyber attacks against states and current international law on the use of force. The theory of information ethics is used to critique the laws conception of violence and to develop an informational approach as an alternative way to think about cyber attacks.\n\nCyber attacks against states constitute a new form of violence in the information age, and international law on the use of force is limited in its capacity to regulate them. This book draws on Luciano Floridis theory of information ethics to critique the narrow conception of violence embodied in the law and to develop an alternative way to think about cyber attacks, violence, and the state. .