Tallinn manual on the international law applicable to cyber warfare : prepared by the International Group of Experts at the invitation of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence /

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...

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Main Author: Schmitt, Michael N.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • Authority of the ManualPart I International cyber security law; 1 States and cyberspace; Section 1: Sovereignty, jurisdiction, and control; Rule 1
  • Sovereignty; Rule 2
  • Jurisdiction; Rule 3
  • Jurisdiction of flag States and States of registration; Rule 4
  • Sovereign immunity and inviolability; Rule 5
  • Control of cyber infrastructure; Section 2: State responsibility; Rule 6
  • Legal responsibility of States; Rule 7
  • Cyber operations launched from governmental cyber infrastructure; Rule 8
  • Cyber operations routed through a State; Rule 9
  • Countermeasures; 2 The use of force.
  • Section 1: Prohibition of the use of forceRule 10
  • Prohibition of threat or use of force; Rule 11
  • Definition of use of force; Rule 12
  • Definition of threat of force; Section 2: Self-defence; Rule 13
  • Self-defence against armed attack; Rule 14
  • Necessity and proportionality; Rule 15
  • Imminence and immediacy; Rule 16
  • Collective self-defence; Rule 17
  • Reporting measures of self-defence; Section 3: Actions of international governmental organizations; Rule 18
  • United Nations Security Council; Rule 19
  • Regional organizations; Part II The law of cyber armed conflict.
  • 3 The law of armed conflict generallyRule 20
  • Applicability of the law of armed conflict; Rule 21
  • Geographical limitations; Rule 22
  • Characterization as international armed conflict; Rule 23
  • Characterization as non-international armed conflict; Rule 24
  • Criminal responsibility of commanders and superiors; 4 Conduct of hostilities; Section 1: Participation in armed conflict; Rule 25
  • Participation generally; Rule 26
  • Members of the armed forces; Rule 27
  • Levée en masse; Rule 28
  • Mercenaries; Rule 29
  • Civilians; Section 2: Attacks generally; Rule 30
  • Definition of cyber attack.
  • Rule 31
  • DistinctionSection 3: Attacks against persons; Rule 32
  • Prohibition on attacking civilians; Rule 33
  • Doubt as to status of persons; Rule 34
  • Persons as lawful objects of attack; Rule 35
  • Civilian direct participants in hostilities; Rule 36
  • Terror attacks; Section 4: Attacks against objects; Rule 37
  • Prohibition on attacking civilian objects; Rule 38
  • Civilian objects and military objectives; Rule 39
  • Objects used for civilian and military purposes; Rule 40
  • Doubt as to status of objects; Section 5: Means and methods of warfare.
  • Rule 41
  • Definitions of means and methods of warfare.