International Law in Cyberspace. As prepared for delivery Thank you, Colonel Brown, for your kind invitation to speak here today at this very important conference on “the roles of cyber in national defense.”
I have been an international lawyer for more than thirty years, a government lawyer practicing international law for more than a decade, and the State Department’s Legal Adviser for nearly 3 ½ years. While my daily workload covers many of the bread and butter issues of international law—diplomatic immunity, the law of the sea, international humanitarian law, treaty interpretation—like many of you, I find more and more of my time is spent grappling with the question of how international law applies in cyberspace. Everyone here knows that cyberspace presents new opportunities and new challenges for the United States in every foreign policy realm, including national defense. Publications - Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre. Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre - CyberLPC - UNSW Sydney Australia.