Cyber (O)säkerhet
(2022) STVK03 20221Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- In the modern society the use of cyber technology is essential in many aspects. Both civilian infrastructure and crucial systems rely on cyber technology and its many uses. This new era in which cyberspace activities are a crucial part of society raises the question about how well preserved civilian cyber systems are in case of war, more specifically cyberwar. This study analyses how well NATO cyber politics follow the international law of protecting civilians based on the Just War theory. The study finds that NATO:s cyber politics generally follows the ambition of Just War theory but in particular cases falls short due to seemingly unfounded stiffness when applying existing international law to the new arena cyberspace has created. The... (More)
- In the modern society the use of cyber technology is essential in many aspects. Both civilian infrastructure and crucial systems rely on cyber technology and its many uses. This new era in which cyberspace activities are a crucial part of society raises the question about how well preserved civilian cyber systems are in case of war, more specifically cyberwar. This study analyses how well NATO cyber politics follow the international law of protecting civilians based on the Just War theory. The study finds that NATO:s cyber politics generally follows the ambition of Just War theory but in particular cases falls short due to seemingly unfounded stiffness when applying existing international law to the new arena cyberspace has created. The study finds that these particular cases in which the manual falls short are crucial when answering the question if the ambition of Just War theory is achieved or not. (Less)
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- author
- Ingemansson Müller, Philip LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK03 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Cyberrymden, Cyberoperationer, Cyberanfall, NATO, Just War Theory, Folkrätten
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9097372
- date added to LUP
- 2022-10-12 15:21:44
- date last changed
- 2022-10-12 15:21:44
@misc{9097372, abstract = {{In the modern society the use of cyber technology is essential in many aspects. Both civilian infrastructure and crucial systems rely on cyber technology and its many uses. This new era in which cyberspace activities are a crucial part of society raises the question about how well preserved civilian cyber systems are in case of war, more specifically cyberwar. This study analyses how well NATO cyber politics follow the international law of protecting civilians based on the Just War theory. The study finds that NATO:s cyber politics generally follows the ambition of Just War theory but in particular cases falls short due to seemingly unfounded stiffness when applying existing international law to the new arena cyberspace has created. The study finds that these particular cases in which the manual falls short are crucial when answering the question if the ambition of Just War theory is achieved or not.}}, author = {{Ingemansson Müller, Philip}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Cyber (O)säkerhet}}, year = {{2022}}, }