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Cyber War Crimes: Islamic State Atrocity Videos And The Laws Of War, David P. Fidler
Cyber War Crimes: Islamic State Atrocity Videos And The Laws Of War, David P. Fidler
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The Islamic State has combined its extreme violence with digital and cyber technologies to produce and distribute globally videos recording atrocities it commits. This article argues that those in the Islamic State who make and distribute these atrocity videos are committing war crimes under international law. After introducing the unprecedented phenomenon the atrocity videos represent (I.), the article first examines the relationship between international law and propaganda in war and peace (II.) The article then argues the atrocity videos violate prohibitions in international humanitarian law and constitute war crimes (III.). The article concludes by presenting criticisms of this argument and …
Countering Islamic State Exploitation Of The Internet, David P. Fidler
Countering Islamic State Exploitation Of The Internet, David P. Fidler
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