The use of apps, social media and other methods of digital communication between people is constantly on the increase. This practice has extended into armed conflicts, where parties to the conflicts use such tools for their communications. Is international humanitarian law (IHL) applicable to the employment of these new technologies during armed conflict—and if so, how? Read Pontus Winther's post in ICRCs blog Humanitarian Law and Policy.
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Friday 27 October 2017
Thursday 17 August 2017
Invitation to a panel discussion on Cyber operations and international law
Stockholm Center for
International Law and Justice and the Centre for International and
Operational Law (CIOL) at the Swedish Defence University invite you
to a panel discussion on
Cyber operations and
international law: prospects for global norms?
Although some
early enthusiasts thought of cyberspace as a realm beyond sovereignty, it is
now abundantly clear that both domestic law and international law apply to
cyberspace. However, there is no international convention on security in cyberspace
and no global consensus on exactly how
existing international law applies. A UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) has
been trying to set out how current international law applies and formulate draft
rules on responsible behaviour in cyberspace, but their latest meeting, in
2017, was ultimately unsuccessful. Efforts are ongoing in other fora, like the
G20 and OSCE, but the world is still far from agreement on how existing law
shall apply and what, if any, new rules are needed. In the meantime, the number
of cyber incidents are multiplying and getting more serious, with attacks from
both states and non-state actors. This panel will present current efforts of
regulating security cyberspace and discuss the prospects for future
regulations.
Presentation of the problem -- the application of
international law to cyber operations (Professor Pål Wrange, Stockholm
University)
The Tallinn Manual process (Professor Terry Gill,
University of Amsterdam)
The GGE (Ambassador Marja Lehto, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
(Ambassador Marina Kaljurand, chair
of the commission)
Monday 28th August 2017 14:00-15:00
in lecture hall 5,
Level 3, B Building,
University Campus Place, Frescati
This event has been made possible through a generous
grant from the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for International Scientific
Collaboration
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Centrum för operativ juridik och folkrätt åker till Almedalen
Försvarshögskolan finns på plats i Visby under Almedalsveckan 2017. Centrum för Operativ Juridik och Folkrätt kommer också att finnas på plats för seminarier och diskussioner kring krisberedskap, totalförsvarslagstiftning och folkrätt.
Den 3 juli kl. 11.45-12.30 genomförs seminariet "Höjd beredskap - ett verktyg för samhällsstörningar i gråzonen"
Deltar gör:
- Peter Hultqvist, Försvarsminister
- Nils Svartz, Vikarierande generaldirektör, Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB)
- Jenny Deschamps-Berger, Chef Sektionen för analysstöd vid Crismart, Försvarshögskolan
- Marika Ericson, Doktorand i internationell rätt och militärteknik
Modererar gör Robert Egnell, institutionschef vid Institutionen för säkerhet, strategi och ledarskap (ISSL), Försvarshögskolan
Länk till seminariet:
https://www.facebook.com/events/109315806335018
Länkar till övriga FHS seminarier:
Triple Helix - ett verktyg mot framtida militära hot
https://www.facebook.com/events/441672212858075
Framtidens soldat – en hacker? Så fungerar cyberförsvaret
https://www.facebook.com/events/116557865598290/
Så attraherar vi unga till försvaret
https://www.facebook.com/events/1770247469934026
Så påverkar Trump och Brexit det europeiska försvarssamarbetet
https://www.facebook.com/events/1423015454420252
Wednesday 5 April 2017
New Publication: The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law
Professor Kleffner acted as co-editor of the international military operations cluster (chapters 23-30) of the publication 'The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law', published by Cambridge University Press. The book is edited by Professor André Nollkaemper and Dr. Ilias Plakokefalos. You can find out more about the publication at http://www.cambridge.org/se/academic/subjects/law/public-international-law/practice-shared-responsibility-international-law?format=HB&isbn=9781107107090
Tallinn Manual 2.0 published
The second edition of the Tallinn Manual, entitled 'Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations' has been published by Cambridge University Press. The Manual has been prepared by an international group of experts at the invitation of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Professor Michael N. Schmitt of the US Naval War College and the University of Exeter acted as Director and General Editor. Professor Jann Kleffner contributed to the Manual and Dr. Heather Harrison Dinniss acted as one of the legal peer reviewers. You can learn more about Tallinn 2.0 and its launch at https://ccdcoe.org/tallinn-manual-20-international-law-applicable-cyber-operations-be-launched.html and at http://www.cambridge.org/se/academic/subjects/law/humanitarian-law/tallinn-manual-20-international-law-applicable-cyber-operations-2nd-edition?format=PB.
Saturday 1 April 2017
Third and Final Working Session Day of the Seminar
All good things must come to an end, and so has the XI Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces.
On Friday, the final day went under the theme New Military Technologies and the Law. It was chared by Brigadier-General Professor Dr. Paul Ducheine (National Defence University; The Netherlands).
First speaker of the day was Marika Ericson (lecturer and PhD candidate, Swedish Defence University; Sweden) on the topic of the Swedish experiences in regards of the interplay between domestic law and international law, and the institutional responsibilities.
Ms Ericson emphasized that the weakest point in cyber security is that technology is developed based on everything but security. Moreover, is cyberattacks a challange to the dichotomy of war and peace? Do we need a third paradigm?
Colonel Gary Corn (Staff Judge Advocate, US Cyber Command; USA) gave a presentation on Navigating
Grey Zone Challenges in and through Cypberspace. COL Corn also pointed out the difficulty of categorizing a cyberattack as an armed attack or as an action in peace time. He emphasized that before taking countermeasures to a cyberattack, states have to analyze what authority it has, and that states need to have justification in interantional law in order to take action. He also stressed the necessity of defining whether the cyberattack breached any interanational laws or was lawful.
The Seminar continued with a presentation from Dr. Heather Harrison Dinniss (Senior Lecturer in international law, Swedish Defence University; Sweden) on Human Enhancement Technologies: Solider 2.0 – Miliatry Human Enhancement & International Law. As Dr. Harrison Dinniss clarified, the human enhancement applies to the idea of Captain America rather than the Terminator, that is, not robots. She talked about three major developments in human enhancement: biochemical, cybernetics and prostheses. We are upgrading people. Giving them abilities what is beyond what is considered “normal”.
Dr. Bill Boothby (Associate Fellow Geneva Centre for Security Policy, UK) spoke of autonomous weapons and some of the problems with the concept of "person in the loop" in regards of remotely polited aircrafts. The loop consists of two links: the uplink from the operator to the aircraft through which instructions are given; and the downlink from the aircraft to the centre giving information to the operator - who gives instructions to the aircraft.
The Seminar ended with a closing dinner.
/Zarah
On Friday, the final day went under the theme New Military Technologies and the Law. It was chared by Brigadier-General Professor Dr. Paul Ducheine (National Defence University; The Netherlands).
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| Brigadier-General Professor Dr. Paul Ducheine. Photo: Zarah Abrahamsson |
First speaker of the day was Marika Ericson (lecturer and PhD candidate, Swedish Defence University; Sweden) on the topic of the Swedish experiences in regards of the interplay between domestic law and international law, and the institutional responsibilities.
Ms Ericson emphasized that the weakest point in cyber security is that technology is developed based on everything but security. Moreover, is cyberattacks a challange to the dichotomy of war and peace? Do we need a third paradigm?
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| Marika Ericson. Photo: Zarah Abrahamsson |
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| Colonel Gary Corn. Photo: Zarah Abrahamsson |
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| Dr. Heather Harrison Dinniss. Photo: Zarah Abrahamsson |
Dr. Bill Boothby (Associate Fellow Geneva Centre for Security Policy, UK) spoke of autonomous weapons and some of the problems with the concept of "person in the loop" in regards of remotely polited aircrafts. The loop consists of two links: the uplink from the operator to the aircraft through which instructions are given; and the downlink from the aircraft to the centre giving information to the operator - who gives instructions to the aircraft.
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| Dr. Bill Boothby. Photo: Zarah Abrahamsson |
The Seminar ended with a closing dinner.
/Zarah
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