Cyber threats and non-State actors under il: modern security challenges in the age of anonymous, cyber support and digital conflicts

Tranzillo, Alessia (A.A. 2023/2024) Cyber threats and non-State actors under il: modern security challenges in the age of anonymous, cyber support and digital conflicts. Tesi di Laurea in Diritto internazionale, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Christopher Michaelsen, pp. 169. [Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Object and structure of the research. Methodology. Scope and significance of the study. New technologies, cyber threats and the challenges of modern international law. Cyberspace, cyber security and cyber threats. International legal framework. Main challenges of international law’s application to cyber threats. Ideologically-motivated attacks: cyber-terrorism, hacktivistm or cyber-support? Navigating the fine line between cyber-terrorism and hacktivism. Cyber-support: a new dimension under the law of state responsibility. Intervention of cyber non-State actors in time of war. Cyberwarfare. Anonymous and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Cyber-terrorism in armed conflicts: cyber-organized armed group as a party to a NIAC. The prerequisite of organization. Intensity of hostilities. Cyber-support in armed conflicts: cyber-organized group as co-party to an IAC. Cyber-organized resistance groups: irregular armed forces or co-parties? Cyber-supporters as co-parties to a conflict: a new “exception” to statehood exclusivity in IACs.

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Bibliografia: pp. 135-160.

Thesis Type: Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Single Cycle Master's Degree Programs > Single Cycle Master's Degree Program in Law (LMG-01)
Chair: Diritto internazionale
Thesis Supervisor: Michaelsen, Christopher
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Gestri, Marco
Academic Year: 2023/2024
Session: Extraordinary
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2025 09:27
Last Modified: 19 Jun 2025 09:27
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/42549

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