In this episode, Dr Simon McKenzie talks with Dr Samuli Haataja about countermeasures in cyberspace. The right to countermeasures is a mechanism in international law that allows States to take action when they have suffered an international wrong. Some of features of cyberspace challenge this well-established body of rules, and it may need to change to ensure States have an effective remedy to deter foreign cyber attacks.
Samuli researches the public international law aspects of cybersecurity, and his book Cyber Attacks and International Law on the Use of Force: The Turn to Information Ethics was published by Routledge in 2019. He’s also a member of the IEEE Society on Society Implication of Technology.
Further Reading:
- Samuli Haataja, 'Cyber Operations and Collective Countermeasures under International Law' (2020) 25(1) Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 33–51
- Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations
- Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts
- Australia's position on how international law applies to state conduct in cyberspace
- New Zealand - The Application of International Law to State Activity in Cyberspace
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