Cyber Espionage and International Law - CyCon 2018

The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) organised its 10th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon 2018) in Tallinn, on the theme of maximising effects in the cyber domain.
According to the Tallinn Manual 2.0, ‘[p]eacetime cyber espionage by States does not per se violate international law’, although ‘the method by which it is carried out might do so’. However, there is little certainty over which methods are legal and which are not, or when they fall foul of sovereignty, non-intervention, or human rights. This session will attempt to move the discussion on these topics further forward.
Presentations:
1. Cyber Espionage in the Current International Law Paradigm, Ms. Liis Vihul, CEO, Cyber Law International
2. Cyber Law and Espionage Law As Communicating Vessels, Mr. Asaf Lubin, Lecturer, Yale College
3. Addressing the Elephant - a Practitioner's View, Ms. Ianneke Borgersen Karlsen, Senior Legal Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Defence
Moderator: Mr. Erki Kodar, Undersecretary for Legal and Administrative Affairs, Estonian Ministry of Defence
*Note that some presentations were submitted and created in a personal capacity and are not necessarily affiliated with, nor representative of, the views of the speakers’ respective organisations*
The CCDCOE is a NATO-accredited cyber defence hub focusing on research, training and exercises. The international military organisation based in Estonia currently includes 21 nations providing a 360-degree look at cyber defence, with expertise in the areas of technology, strategy, operations and law.