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100 1  Maogoto, Jackson Nyamuya,|d1975- 
245 10 Technology and the law on the use of force :|bnew security
       challenges in the twenty first century /|cJackson Maogoto.
264  1 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;|aNew York, NY :|bRoutledge,
       |c2015. 
300    xviii, 111 pages ;|c24 cm. 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
490 0  Routledge research in international law 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-101) and 
       index. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 1  Introduction -- Use of force : displaced twentieth-century
       rules, norms and standards? -- Revolution in military 
       affairs : hi-tech weaponry, low-tech legal safeguards -- 
       The fourth domain : ascendance of outer space as a war 
       theatre -- War in the fifth domain : cyberwarfare -- 
       Discarding law by analogy : old legal frameworks -- 
       Conclusion. 
520    "In recent years military technology and strategy have 
       developed apace particularly in regards to cyber and space
       warfare. In 2007 Estonia suffered a month long cyber 
       assault to its digital infrastructure which it is presumed
       came from Russia in retaliation for the removal of a World
       War II-era statue of a Soviet soldier from its capital. 
       This was described as some as the first war in cyberspace 
       Web War I. Since then there have been several more cyber 
       attacks on a State and its digital environment, in 
       particular in Iran in 2010 when a worm Stuxnet was 
       identified as having infected and damaged Iran's uranium 
       enrichment plant presumably in an attempt to set back 
       Iran's nuclear programme. This book takes a detailed look 
       at these new theatres of war and considers their relation 
       to international law on the use of force. The use of force,
       except in cases of self-defence or with the authorisation 
       of a Security Council Resolution, is prohibited under the 
       UN charter and customary international law however, the 
       law of jus ad bellum was developed in a pre-digital era 
       where current technological capabilities could not be 
       conceived of. This book asks whether the law on the use of
       force is able to deal with legal disputes likely to arise 
       from modern warfare. Among the questions it considers are 
       : What amounts to an armed attack in an age of anti-
       satellite weaponry and lasers that can cripple satellites?
       Does the destruction of a State's vital digital eco-system
       or the "blinding" or jamming of military communication 
       satellites constitute a threat? If so what is the 
       threshold that would enliven the right of self-defence or 
       retaliatory action? The book argues that while technology 
       has leapt ahead the legal framework has failed to adapt, 
       and as a result the ability of States to legally defend 
       themselves has been impaired"--|cProvided by publisher. 
520    "In recent years, threats to governmental, economic, and 
       military interests via the information infrastructure have
       increased as governmental and non-governmental operations 
       have become progressively supported by vast automated 
       systems and electronic data. In 2007 Estonia suffered a 
       month long cyber assault to its digital infrastructure, 
       described in cyberspace as 'Web War I'. In 2010, a worm 
       Stuxnet was identified as having infected and damaged 
       Iran's uranium enrichment plant, presumably in an attempt 
       to set back Iran's nuclear programme. This book takes a 
       detailed look at these new theatres of war and considers 
       their relation to international law on the use of force. 
       Except in cases of self-defence or with the authorisation 
       of a Security Council Resolution, the use of force is 
       prohibited under the UN charter and customary 
       international law. However, the law of jus ad bellum was 
       developed in a pre-digital era where current technological
       capabilities could not be conceived. Jackson Maogoto asks 
       whether the law on the use of force is able to deal with 
       legal disputes likely to arise from modern warfare. Key 
       queries include, how one defines an armed attack in an age
       of anti-satellite weaponry, whether the destruction of a 
       State's vital digital eco-system or the "blinding" of 
       military communication satellites constitutes a threat, 
       and how one delimits the threshold that would enliven the 
       right of self-defence or retaliatory action. The book 
       argues that while technology has leapt ahead, the legal 
       framework has failed to adapt, rendering States unable to 
       legally defend themselves effectively. This book will be 
       of great interest and use to researchers and students of 
       international law, the law of armed conflict, Information 
       Technology and the law, and counter-terrorism"--|cProvided
       by publisher. 
650  0 Information warfare (International law) 
650  0 War (International law) 
650  0 Computer networks|xSecurity measures. 
650  0 Cyberterrorism|xPrevention. 
650  0 Malware (Computer software)|xPrevention. 
650  0 Cyber intelligence (Computer security) 
650  0 Computer security|xLaw and legislation. 
650  7 LAW / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 LAW / International.|2bisacsh