ITKST44 Cyber World and the International Law (5 cr)

Content

The course will examine international law through cyber related problems and phenomena, and the ICT development and deployment as debated issues of international law. The course will introduce the students to the main concepts of public international law. It will examine the relationship and interaction between international law and cybersecurity and end up currently contested and debated issues.

The course will focus on the following themes:
Introduction to the course; Sovereignty and self-determination
Jurisdiction and due diligence
Friendly relations and cooperation
Peaceful settlement of disputes
International responsibility
Prohibition of intervention and coercion
Espionage
Prohibition of use of force, self-defense
Countermeasures
Conduct of hostilities (participation, targeting, means and methods)
Conduct of hostilities (precautions, proportionality)
Neutrality
The politics of International Law
Current dialogue on international cyber/information security

Completion methods

Submissions (remarks) to session lecture diary with demonstrated ability to grasp the concepts and reflect on the boundaries and implementation of international law in the context of information security and the development and use of ICTs.

Lectures in English, examination (submissions and lecture diary) in English or Finnish or both.
Lectures will be recorded.