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The course addresses international legal issues raised by the increasing need to secure information and communication technology. It explores the modalities of international cyberattacks; discusses data protection in the EU and UK; questions the scope of the obligation of States to secure cyberspace; studies the role of private companies in monitoring online content and reacting to international cyberattacks; analyses how cyberoperations can be attributed to States; examines what cyberoperations violate international law and how States could react to unlawful international cyberoperations; and gives a comprehensive map of the governance and standards organisations in the cyberspace ecosystem.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 25 credits (12.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course addresses international legal issues raised by the increasing need to secure information and communication technology. It explores the modalities of international cyberattacks; discusses data protection in the EU and UK; questions the scope of the obligation of States to secure cyberspace; studies the role of private companies in monitoring online content and reacting to international cyberattacks; analyses how cyberoperations can be attributed to States; examines what cyberoperations violate international law and how States could react to unlawful international cyberoperations; and gives a comprehensive map of the governance and standards organisations in the cyberspace ecosystem.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Word Count: 1,000 Written Feedback |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | An enhanced knowledge of international law of cyberspace |
| Factual | Evaluate | An ability to critically analyse whether current rules can be applied to cyberspace and whether they should be adapted to this new area of activities |
| Procedural | Create | An ability to organise and communicate ideas clearly and cogently, orally and in written |
| Reflection | Analyse | An ability to access, and use for analysis, relevant texts and electronic databases |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | An enhanced knowledge of international law of cyberspace |
| Factual | Evaluate | An ability to critically analyse whether current rules can be applied to cyberspace and whether they should be adapted to this new area of activities |
| Procedural | Create | An ability to organise and communicate ideas clearly and cogently, orally and in written |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Duration: 2 hours Written feedback for the exam. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | An enhanced knowledge of international law of cyberspace |
| Factual | Evaluate | An ability to critically analyse whether current rules can be applied to cyberspace and whether they should be adapted to this new area of activities |
| Procedural | Create | An ability to organise and communicate ideas clearly and cogently, orally and in written |
| Reflection | Analyse | An ability to access, and use for analysis, relevant texts and electronic databases |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Evaluate | An ability to critically analyse whether current rules can be applied to cyberspace and whether they should be adapted to this new area of activities |
| Conceptual | Understand | An enhanced knowledge of international law of cyberspace |
| Procedural | Create | An ability to organise and communicate ideas clearly and cogently, orally and in written |
| Reflection | Analyse | An ability to access, and use for analysis, relevant texts and electronic databases |
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