Waxman on Cyber Law, Strategy, and Policy
Publisher
Lawfare
Date
2013-3-21
Matt Waxman has just published a new cyber paper that’s well worth reading. The piece picks up on an earlier article of Matt’s that explored when states might treat cyber-attacks as "force" or "armed attacks" under the U.N. Charter.
In this piece, Matt takes up from three angles (legal, strategic, and political) the issue of when cyber-attacks might (or should) give rise to a right of armed self-defense. This is a refreshing approach; much existing writing on cyber tends to reflect either a legal perspective or a strategic perspective, without considering the relationship between the two.
Citation
Ashley S. Deeks, Waxman on Cyber Law, Strategy, and Policy, Lawfare (March 21, 2013).