Human Rights
Cyber Operations under International Humanitarian Law: Perspectives from the ICRC
Cyberspace is so omnipresent that it can seem banal, but it is also a target-rich environment from a military perspective, with modern armies deeply reliant on digital infrastructure. From the perspective of international humanitarian law (or IHL, also known as the law of armed conflict), this raises the question of what cyber operators may and may not attack during armed conflicts, what even constitutes an "attack" under IHL in cyberspace, and what the reverberating effects of those attacks could be on civilians.
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24
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Advocating Social Change Through International Law: Exploring the Choice Between Hard and Soft International Law
Human Rights Law in the Time of the Coronavirus
Over time, natural calamities and armed conflicts have demonstrated that human rights are often the first casualties of a crisis.
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24
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