Computer Network Attack and the Use of Force in International Law: Thoughts on a Normative Framework

Abstract

This article explores the acceptability under the 'jus ad bellum', that body of international law governing the 'resort to force' as an instrument of national policy of computer network attack. Analysis centers on the United Nations Charter's prohibition of the use of force in Article 2(4), its Chapter VII security scheme, and the inherent right to self-defense codified in Article 51. Concluding that traditional applications of the use of force prohibition fail to adequately safeguard shared community values threatened by CNA, the Article proposes an alternative normative framework based on scrutiny of the consequences caused by such operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA471993

Entities

People

  • Michael N. Schmitt

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Students
  • United Nations
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies