PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Computer Worm, Cyberwarfare, International Court
Document Summary
The international legal and political dimensions of: cyber war and. Estonia government and information all placed online > hacked by russia due. Russian statue wanting to be moved from estonia caused block on government sites in estonia. China hacked google > tried to steal source codes to create gain in chinese search engines. Espionage is spying done by gov. not crime. International court of justice is the court of the un. Sources of international law is : treaties and customs. Primary source of international law - closest analogy to legislation that international law has to offer. Treaty means an international agreement concluded between states in written form and governed by international law. Customary law is rules that are not written. When countries behave in ways long enough, it is considered a rule; they start to view themselves as being compelled by law.
