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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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One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.
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 | 20 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Written feedback for the exam. |
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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 | 30 | |
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| Feedback |
Written Feedback |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Analyse | An ability to access, and use for analysis, relevant texts and electronic databases |
| 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 |
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