Responding with Force to Information Warfare: Legal Perspectives.

Abstract

The advent of Information Warfare (IW), heralded by many as an approaching Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), has raised questions concerning the ability of the existing body of international law to respond to novel legal issues that IW will inevitably pose, specifically with regard to the use of force to counter IW attack. It has been suggested that a new or significantly expanded body of international law might be required to address issues pertaining to the use of force in the context of 1W. Upon closer examination, however, it appears that while existing law in this area does not necessarily provide definitive and universally accepted answers to all questions that may arise, it does provide the needed structure for analysis. The development of international law in this area will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1996
Accession Number
ADA312081

Entities

People

  • Patricia Zengel

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies