JLCWJournal of Law & Cyber Warfare

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Sixteen peer-reviewed volumes since 2014 — 69 works of scholarship on the law of cyber conflict. Bound editions are available in print and digital.

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9.2June 17, 202491 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 9, Issue 2

This issue contains information about cyber operations in warfare, Section 889, federal and international law, and sovereignty in cyberspace.

  1. ArticlesThe Supreme Art of War, on Subduing the Enemy without Fighting1: Defending Defense Supply Chain Against Foreign Adversaries by Taking Proactive Measures to Enforce §889(a)(1)(B) of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization ActMajor Jungmoo Lee
  2. ArticlesSovereignty in Cyberspace on the Usurpation of Political IndependencePeter B.M.J. Pijpers & Bart G.L.C. van den Bosch
  3. ArticlesSilicon Trenches: Use of Force in the Cyber AgeJacob L. Azrilyant, Esq
9.1June 17, 2024104 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 9, Issue 1

This issue contains information about the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, security breaches, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and deepfakes.

  1. ArticlesThe Internet of Things (IoT) in a Post-Pandemic WorldProf. Lawrence J. Trautman & Dr. Mohammed T. Hussein
  2. ArticlesLogic Bombs and Silicon Trenches: Use of Force in the Age of CyberSummer Crockett
8.2September 12, 2022315 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 8, Issue 2

This issue contains information about blockchain and cryptocurrency, the use of cybernetic devices, and the law surrounding Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS).

  1. ArticlesRegulating Blockchain? An Ex-Post Regulatory Impact Assessment of the U.S. Blockchain Regulatory RegimeJiaying Christine Jiang
  2. ArticlesNo More Humans? Cybernetically-Enhanced Soldiers Under the Legal Review of Article 36Thibault Moulin
  3. ArticlesAutonomous Weapon Systems and the Inadequacies of Existing Law: The Case for a New TreatyThompson Chengeta
8.1August 3, 2020243 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 8, Issue 1

The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare provides a public peer-reviewed professional forum for the open discussion and education of technology, business, legal, and military professionals concerning the legal issues businesses and governments arising out of cyber attacks or acts of cyber war. The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare is published twice per year by top legal professionals and scholars from the law, technology, security, and business industries.This issue of the journal includes the following titles: A Too Convenient Transaction: Bitcoin and Its Further Regulation (Jonathan M. Warren), Regulation, Innovation, and Technology for 21st Century Goals (Rafael Leal-Arcas, Gemma Fearnley, Chana Gluck), A Case Study on Improving ICS Cyber Security Legislation (Ryan Gallagher, Melanie, Gersten, Khalil Jackson, Deborah Liu, James Massot, Edward Amoroso, Kevin Senator, and Toby Weir-Jones), Don’t Kill the Messenger: How the New Technologies Used by Internet-Based Communications Providers are Gutting Compelled DisclosureLaws (Veronika Balbuzanova), Medical Big Data in Japan (Yuichiro Tsuji).

  1. A Too Convenient Transaction: Bitcoin and Its Further RegulationJonathan M. Warren
  2. Regulation, Innovation, and Technology for 21st Century GoalsRafael Leal-Arcas, Gemma Fearnley, Chana Gluck
  3. A Case Study on Improving ICS Cyber Security LegislationRyan Gallagher, Melanie, Gersten, Khalil Jackson, Deborah Liu, James Massot, Edward Amoroso, Kevin Senator, and Toby Weir-Jones
  4. Don’t Kill the Messenger: How the New Technologies Used by Internet-Based Communications Providers are Gutting Compelled DisclosureLawsVeronika Balbuzanova
  5. Medical Big Data in JapanYuichiro Tsuji
7.2October 8, 2020213 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 7, Issue 2

This issue contains information about cyber crime by foreign entities in the DNC, malware and civilian targets, cybernetic enhancement of soldiers, and cyber insurance.

  1. ArticlesDemocrats and Republicans Seek Federal Jurisdiction Over Cybercrimes by Foreign Actors in DNC v. Russian Federation and Broidy Capital Mgmt. v. State of QatarShelly A. Sanford & Meredith Drukker Stratigopoulos
  2. ArticlesFrom Munitions to Malware: A Comparative Analysis of Civilian Targetability in Cyber ConflictColton Matheson
  3. ArticlesCybernetic Enhancement of Soldiers: Conserving hors de combat Protections for Combatants Under the Third Geneva ConventionAmanda McAllister
  4. ArticlesNew Payment Methods and Insufficiencies in their Regulatory SchemeAngel L. Rodriguez Santiago
  5. ArticlesCyber Insurance: An Incentive Alignment Solution to Corporate Cyber-InsecurityLauren Miller
7.1March 18, 2020189 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 7, Issue 1

This issue of JLCW discusses various topics including espionage, cyber war, cyber insurance, cyber law and ethics, and information security.

  1. ArticlesCyber-World War III: OriginsJon M. Garon
  2. ArticlesThe Standard for Biometric Data ProtectionFiona Q. Nguyen
  3. ArticlesLegal Ethics and Cybersecurity: Managing Client Confidentiality in the Digital AgeNatasha Babazadeh
  4. CommentsA Call to Congress: The Urgent Need for Cyberattack Amendments to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities ActMatthew A. Powell
  5. CommentsAn International Cyber Warfare Treaty: Historical Analogies and Future ProspectsAlexi Franklin
6.2October 7, 2020172 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 6, Issue 2

This issue contains information about a digital Geneva Convention, cryptographic passwords, breaching, vehicle technology, ransomware attacks in healthcare, and security law in Germany.

  1. Special CommentResilience, Perseverance and Fortitude: Lessons from My ParentsRhea Siers
  2. ArticlesResponding to the Call for a Digital Geneva Convention: An Open Letter to Brad Smith and the Technology CommunityDavid Wallace & Mark Visger
  3. ArticlesDoes the Cryptographic Hashing of Passwords Qualify for Statutory Breach Notification Safe Harbor?Jason R. Wool
  4. Articles“Playing With Fire” An Inter-Agency Working Group Proposal for Connected Vehicle Technology and the DSRC MandateChristopher Kolezynski
  5. BriefingsThe Ransomware Assault on the Healthcare SectorMalcolm Harkins & Anthony M. Freed
  6. BriefingsGerman IT Security LawJohn A. Foulks
6.1December 12, 2017194 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 6, Issue 1

This issue contains information about government surveillance, data protection in India, cyber sanction strategies, and the cyber world of North Korea.

  1. Special CommentInstagram: A New Threat and Its Limits for LiabilityJennifer Deutsch & Daniel Garrie
  2. ArticlesA Democracy of UsersJohn Dever & James Dever III
  3. ArticlesIs Uncle Sam Stalking You? Abandoning Warrantless Electronic Surveillance to Preclude Intrusive Government SearchesJ. Alexandra Bruce
  4. ArticlesCyber Enhanced Sanction Strategies: Do Options Exist?Mark Peters
  5. Country BriefingsNorth Korea: The Cyber Wild Card 2.0Rhea Siers
  6. Country BriefingsPrivacy and Data Protection in IndiaDhiraj R. Duraiswami
5.2December 12, 2017222 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 5, Issue 2

This issue contains information about cyber crime, cyber defense, hacking, security of the commercial sector, and privacy data protection in Brazil and Russia.

  1. Special CommentIt’s the Cyber Crime and its Sponsors (Not My Cyber-Security), StupidDavid Lawrence, Frances Townsend, Tim Murphy, Daniel Garrie, John Squires, Jeff Castelli, Eric Herschmann, Serina Vash, and Matthew Lawrence
  2. ArticlesCognitive Active Cyber Defense: Finding Value Through Hacking Human NaturePeter Cooper
  3. ArticlesHunt: Securing the Commercial Sector Since 2013Eric Hipkins, John Harbaugh, Michael Morris and David Aucsmith
  4. ArticlesCybersecurity Games: Building Tomorrow’s WorkforceMonica Ricci and Jessica Gulick
5.1January 2, 2020268 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 5, Issue 1

The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare is published twice per year by top legal professionals and scholars from the law, technology, security, and business industries. The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare provides a public peer-reviewed professional forum for the open discussion and education of technology, business, legal, and military professionals concerning the legal issues businesses and governments arising out of cyber attacks or acts of cyber war. “The Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare (JLCW) is an outstanding publication and leader in its field. One which provides critical insight into current issues. There is something to be gained by everyone in the industry.” – Aristedes Mahairas, SVP & Director of Security at SL Green Realty Corp, and former SAC of the FBI New York’s Counterintelligence and Cyber Division “The Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare is a must for anyone looking to expand their understanding in the fields of cyber security and law. The articles are written by experts in these industries, and are refreshingly up to date on the emerging issues in the cyber world.” – David Cass, Vice President of Cyber & IT Risk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York This issue contains information about cyberspace, autonomous weapon systems, international humanitarian laws, congress, and cybersecurity.

  1. ArticlesNo State is an Island in CyberspaceJessica “Zhanna” Malekos Smith
  2. ArticlesMeasuring Autonomous Weapon Systems against International Humanitarian Law RulesDr. Thompson Chengeta
  3. ArticlesCongressional Cybersecurity Oversight: Who’s Who and How it WorksLawrence J. Trautman
4.3January 2, 2020261 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 4, Issue 3

This issue contains information about nation state cyber attacks, addressing data breaches in the workplace, cybersecurity and ASAT capabilities, and the use of force in economic cyber warfare.

  1. ArticlesThe Rise of Nation State AttacksPonemon Institute
  2. ArticlesThe Need for A New Approach to Address Employee Data Breaches in the American WorkplaceJeremy Barbanell
  3. ArticlesCybersecurity and Anti-Satellite Capabilities (ASAT): New Threats and New Legal ResponsesDeborah Housen-Couriel
  4. ArticlesStanding in the Aftermath of a Data BreachAriel Emmanuel
  5. ArticlesRethinking the Prohibition on the Use of Force in the Light of Economic Cyber Warfare: Towards a Broader Scope of Article 2(4) of the UN CharterIdo Kilovaty
4.2October 9, 2020151 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 4, Issue 2

The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare provides a public peer-reviewed professional forum for the open discussion and education of technology, business, legal, and military professionals concerning the legal issues businesses and governments arising out of cyber attacks or acts of cyber war. The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare is published twice per year by top legal professionals and scholars from the law, technology, security, and business industries.In this edition:ArticlesCounterterrorism Measures via Internet Intermediaries: A First Amendment & National Security DilemmaBy Mohamed H. AzizTargeting in the Cyber Domain: Legal Challenges Arising from the Application of the Principle of Distinction to Cyber AttacksBy Elizabeth MavropoulouLegal Implications of Vulnerability Disclosure in International ConflictBy Thomas CrossVirtual Crimes, Actual Threats: Deterring National Security Offenses Committed Through CyberspaceBy Asaf Wiener

  1. ArticlesCounterterrorism Measures via Internet Intermediaries: A First Amendment & National Security DilemmaMohamed H. Aziz
  2. ArticlesTargeting in the Cyber Domain: Legal Challenges Arising from the Application of the Principle of Distinction to Cyber AttacksElizabeth Mavropoulou
  3. ArticlesLegal Implications of Vulnerability Disclosure in International ConflictThomas Cross
  4. ArticlesVirtual Crimes, Actual Threats: Deterring National Security Offenses Committed Through CyberspaceAsaf Wiener
4.1January 2, 2020104 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 4, Issue 1

This issue contains information about the cyber world in North Korea, the politics of cyber law, international law on cyber attacks, and legal doctrines of cyber security.

  1. ArticlesNorth Korea: The Cyber Wild CardRhea Siers
  2. ArticlesHack, Attack or Whack; The Politics of Imprecision in Cyber LawJames E. McGhee
  3. ArticlesA Brave New World: Applying International Law of War to Cyber AttacksNoah Simmons
  4. ArticlesStrengthening Director Duties of Care for Cybersecurity Oversight: Evolving Expectations of Existing Legal DoctrineBrad Lunn
3.1January 2, 2020128 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 3, Issue 1

This issue contains information about moral hazard in cyber-risk insurance, deregulation of cyber warfare, cyber-weapons, and bitcoin.

  1. ArticlesMitigating Moral Hazard in Cyber-Risk InsuranceLiam M.D. Bailey
  2. ArticlesThe Deregulation and Swarming of Cyberwarfare: The Need for and Limitations of Law in Enabling Aggressive ‘Hacking-back’ and Pre-EmptionDr. Mils Hills
  3. ArticlesLegal Considerations on Cyber-Weapons and Their DefinitionStefano Mele
  4. ArticlesInternet Communication Blackout: Attack Under Non-International Armed Conflict?Cassondra Mix
  5. ArticlesBitcoin Laundromats for Dirty Money: The Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) Inadequacies in Regulating and Enforcing Money Laundering Laws over Virtual Currencies and the InternetSheng Zhou
2.1January 2, 202093 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 2, Issue 1

This issue contains information about cyber warfare, national self defense, US cyber policy, and cyber espionage.

  1. ForewordCyber Warfare and the Corporate EnvironmentChris Colvin, Daniel Garrie, and Siddartha Rao
  2. ArticlesCyberwarfare: Attribution, Preemption, and National Self DefenseJohn Dever and James Dever
  3. ArticlesCyber Redux: The Schmitt Analysis, Tallinn Manual and US Cyber PolicyJames E. McGhee
  4. ArticlesIs Cyber Espionage a Form of Market Manipulation?Noah Bledstein
1.1January 2, 2020198 pagesGet the issue ↗

Volume 1, Issue 1

This issue contains information about cyber attacks, laws of war, cyber peace and cyber war, the role of the federal government in cyber warfare, and hacker groups and customer data.

  1. ForewordCyber Warfare, What are the Rules?Daniel B. Garrie
  2. ArticlesCyber Attacks and the Laws of WarMichael Gervais
  3. ArticlesIf You Wish Cyber Peace, Prepare for Cyber War: The Need for the Federal Government to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Cyber WarfareMichael Preciado
  4. ArticlesThey Did it For the Lulz: Future Policy Considerations in the Wake of Lulz Security and Other Hacker Groups’ Attacks on Stored Private Customer DataJesse Noa
  5. ArticlesA New Perspective on the Achievement of Psychological Effects from Cyber Warfare Payloads: The Analogy of Parasitic Manipulation of Host BehaviorDr. Mils Hills