State sponsored cyber surveillance : the right to privacy of communications and international law / Eliza Watt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watt, Eliza, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic surveillance--Law and legislation.

Electronic surveillance.

Electronic surveillance--Government policy.

Privacy, Right of.

Customary law, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

"This insightful book focuses on the application of mass surveillance, its impact upon existing international human rights and the challenge posed by mass surveillance. Through the judicious use of case studies State Sponsored Cyber Surveillance argues for the need to balance security requirements with the protection of fundamental rights. The author makes a case for the adoption of a multilateral cyber surveillance treaty, together with a review of whether online privacy has yet become a rule of customary international law. Chapters provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the right to privacy of communications under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and the American Convention on Human Rights, as well as guiding the reader through the taxonomy of cyber intelligence operations. Eliza Watt also offers insightful studies of the differences between cyber espionage, cyber electoral interference and mass cyber surveillance. This innovative, thought-provoking book will greatly assist legal practitioners, policymakers and government advisers within the fields of international law and privacy. Students and academics will also be provided with a focussed account and in-depth analysis of recent developments in the law around cyber"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: The surveillance, security and privacy paradox

2. Cyber espionage, cyber surveillance, foreign electoral interference and international law

3. The right to online privacy as a customary international law rule

4. The principle of non-discrimination and the extraterritorial application of human rights treaties

5. Treaty-based privacy protection - interference

6. Treaty-based privacy protection - justifications

7. International law and the future of mass surveillance

8. Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78990-010-7

OCLC:

1247378506