Tallinn manual on the international law applicable to cyber warfare
Subtitle: prepared by the International Group of Experts at the invitation of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
By: general editor Michael N. Schmitt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781107308824
Subjects: Information warfare (International law); Cyberterrorism
Description: The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, written at the invitation of the Centre by an independent International Group of Experts, is the result of a three-year effort to examine how extant international law norms apply to this new form of warfare. The Tallinn Manual pays particular attention to the jus ad bellum, the international law governing the resort to force by States as an instrument of their national policy, and the jus in bello, the international law regulating the conduct of armed conflict (also labelled the law of war, the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law). Related bodies of international law, such as the law of State responsibility and the law of the sea, are dealt within the context of these topics. The Tallinn Manual is not an official document, but instead an expression of opinions of a group of independent experts acting solely in their personal capacity. It does not represent the views of the Centre, our Sponsoring Nations, or NATO. It is also not meant to reflect NATO doctrine. Nor does it reflect the position of any organization or State represented by observers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The International Group of Experts and Participants1; International Group of Experts; Director; Editorial Committee; Legal Group Facilitators; Legal Experts; Technical Experts; Observers; Peer Reviewers; Project Coordinator; Project Manager; Rapporteurs; Legal Research; Creighton University Law School; Emory University Law School; Chatham House; Short form citations; Treaties; Case law; Other sources; Introduction; Scope; The Rules; The Commentary; Significance of sources, citations, and evidence in support of the Rules; The International Group of Experts; Drafting process.; title: Authority of the ManualPart I International cyber security law; 1 States and cyberspace; Section 1: Sovereignty, jurisdiction, and control; Rule 1; title: Sovereignty; Rule 2; title: Jurisdiction; Rule 3; title: Jurisdiction of flag States and States of registration; Rule 4; title: Sovereign immunity and inviolability; Rule 5; title: Control of cyber infrastructure; Section 2: State responsibility; Rule 6; title: Legal responsibility of States; Rule 7; title: Cyber operations launched from governmental cyber infrastructure; Rule 8; title: Cyber operations routed through a State; Rule 9; title: Countermeasures; 2 The use of force.; title: Section 1: Prohibition of the use of forceRule 10; title: Prohibition of threat or use of force; Rule 11; title: Definition of use of force; Rule 12; title: Definition of threat of force; Section 2: Self-defence; Rule 13; title: Self-defence against armed attack; Rule 14; title: Necessity and proportionality; Rule 15; title: Imminence and immediacy; Rule 16; title: Collective self-defence; Rule 17; title: Reporting measures of self-defence; Section 3: Actions of international governmental organizations; Rule 18; title: United Nations Security Council; Rule 19; title: Regional organizations; Part II The law of cyber armed conflict.; title: 3 The law of armed conflict generallyRule 20; title: Applicability of the law of armed conflict; Rule 21; title: Geographical limitations; Rule 22; title: Characterization as international armed conflict; Rule 23; title: Characterization as non-international armed conflict; Rule 24; title: Criminal responsibility of commanders and superiors; 4 Conduct of hostilities; Section 1: Participation in armed conflict; Rule 25; title: Participation generally; Rule 26; title: Members of the armed forces; Rule 27; title: Levée en masse; Rule 28; title: Mercenaries; Rule 29; title: Civilians; Section 2: Attacks generally; Rule 30; title: Definition of cyber attack.; title: Rule 31; title: DistinctionSection 3: Attacks against persons; Rule 32; title: Prohibition on attacking civilians; Rule 33; title: Doubt as to status of persons; Rule 34; title: Persons as lawful objects of attack; Rule 35; title: Civilian direct participants in hostilities; Rule 36; title: Terror attacks; Section 4: Attacks against objects; Rule 37; title: Prohibition on attacking civilian objects; Rule 38; title: Civilian objects and military objectives; Rule 39; title: Objects used for civilian and military purposes; Rule 40; title: Doubt as to status of objects; Section 5: Means and methods of warfare.; title: Rule 41; title: Definitions of means and methods of warfare.