Sovereignty in the Age of Cyber

Authors

Gary Corn, American University, Washington College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Journal

AJIL Unbound

Volume

111

First Page

207

Last Page

212

Abstract

International law is a foundational pillar of the modern international order, and its applicability to both state and nonstate cyber activities is, by now, beyond question. However, owing to the unique and rapidly evolving nature of cyberspace, its ubiquitous interconnectivity, its lack of segregation between the private and public sectors, and its incompatibility with traditional concepts of geography, there are difficult and unresolved questions about exactly how international law applies to this domain. Chief among these is the question of the exact role that the principle of sovereignty plays in regulating states' cyber activities.

Recommended Citation

Gary Corn, Sovereignty in the Age of Cyber, 111 AJIL Unbound 207 (2018).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/2167