Information Operations and the Law of Perfidy

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) Office of General Counsel concluded in an assessment of international law and information operations (IO) that using computer "morphing" techniques of an enemy leader to falsely broadcast that an armistice or cease-fire agreement had been signed would be a war crime under the law of perfidy. The law of perfidy prohibits IO that would invite the confidence of the enemy to lead him to believe that he is entitled to or obliged to accord, protection under the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict with the intent to betray that confidence. This standard is flexible, and deception and psychological operations being planned or executed now with IO methods will not be precluded by the General Counsel assessment described above.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 2001
Accession Number
ADA395074

Entities

People

  • Gregory J. O'brien

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Camouflage
  • Communication Systems
  • Deception
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Psychological Operations
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.