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With ransomware like “WannaCry” sowing chaos worldwide and global powers accusing rivals of using cyberattacks to interfere in domestic politics, the latest edition of the world’s only book laying down the law in cyberspace could not be more timely.
The Tallinn Manual 2.0 is a unique collection of law on cyber-conflict, says Professor Michael Schmitt from the UK’s University of Exeter, who led work on the tome.
Published by Cambridge University Press and first compiled by a team of 19 experts in 2013, the latest updated edition aims to pin down the rules that governments should follow when doing battle in virtual reality.
The manual was among the hot topics this week as over 500 IT security experts from across the globe gathered at NATO’s Cycon cyber security conference in Tallinn.
Read the complete article at ‘Tallinn Manual 2.0’—the rulebook for cyberwar
About the Tallinn Manual 2.0 (Cambridge Press)
Tallinn Manual 2.0 expands on the highly influential first edition by extending its coverage of the international law governing cyber operations to peacetime legal regimes. The product of a three-year follow-on project by a new group of twenty renowned international law experts, it addresses such topics as sovereignty, state responsibility, human rights, and the law of air, space, and the sea. Tallinn Manual 2.0 identifies 154 ‘black letter’ rules governing cyber operations and provides extensive commentary on each rule. Although Tallinn Manual 2.0 represents the views of the experts in their personal capacity, the project benefitted from the unofficial input of many states and over fifty peer reviewers.
- Revised and updated, Tallinn Manual 2.0 now covers peacetime legal regimes
- ‘Black letter’ rules state the international law applicable to cyber warfare
- The Commentary discusses the rules and lays out their legal basis and logic
Tallinn 2.0 Fact Sheet (NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence)
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Additional Reading:
- International Cyber Law Politicized: The UN GGE’s Failure to Advance Cyber Norms (Just Security)
- Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations (Cambridge Press)