Kimberley Raleigh, George Washington University Law School
Kubo Mačák, Exeter University
Tsvetelina van Benthem, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict
Jennifer Daskal, Venable LLP
Liis Vihul, Cyber Law International
Dr. Ágnes Kaspar, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Dr. Asaf Lubin, Maurer School of Law
Robert Young, Global Affairs, Canada
Dr. Joanna Kulesza, University of Lodz
Major Emily E. Bobenrieth, United States Military Academy, West Point
Michael Schmitt, Lieber Institute, West Point
Peter Pijpers, Netherlands Defence Academy
Kevin Walker, Senior Technology Attorney, Eversheds Sutherland
Danielle Yeow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore
Tilman Rodenhauser, International Committee of the Red Cross
Giacomo Biggio, University of Bristol
Gary Corn, Director, Tech, Law & Security Program
Kerry-Ann Barrett, Organization of American States
Fan Yang, Xiamen University
Jason Tan, International Affairs Division, Attorney-General's Chamber, Singapore
Yuval Shany, Federmann Cyber Security Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Marko Milanovic, University of Reading
Tamar Megiddo, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo, Leeds Beckett University
Ido Kilovaty, Penn State Dickinson Law
Harriet Moynihan, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Lindsay Freeman, Berkeley Human Rights Center
Lenoard Bailey, Former Special Counsel for National Security/Head of the Cybersecurity Unit, US DOJ
Ori Pomson, University of Cambridge
Air Commodore (Retired) William H. Boothby
Eric Jensen, Brigham Young University Law School
Mike Pollard, UWE Bristol
Francis Grimal, University of Buckingham
Veronica Glick, Mayer Brown
Fourth Annual Symposium On Cyber & International Law
NAVIGATING EMERGING GAPS & SEAMS
September 15 - 16, 2025
Upwards of 100 States, either directly or through regional organizations, have now weighed in on the important questions of whether and how international law applies to cyber operations. While some concordance of views is evident, significant areas of discordance have emerged as well. The relatively unprecedented and growing use of national statements—in the form of official speeches, papers, or contributions to United Nations processes—to express States’ views has also raised questions about their normative function and whether the views offered are creating, intentionally or not, a form of lex specialis of international law tailored to the cyber and information context. And if not, what normative implications do these emerging positions have for the interpretation and application of international law rules outside of the cyber context? What are the implications of states remaining silent on certain issues, or not issuing positions at all? At the same time, cyber and information conflict has not abated, and the pace, sophistication, and impact of these threats will only increase with the introduction of artificial intelligence and other technological advances. How international law responds to these developments, especially at a time of heightened instability, should remain at the top of States’ agendas.
The Tech, Law, & Security Program (TLS) is excited to once again host our annual symposium at the American University Washington College of Law on September 15-16, 2025. A closed-door workshop will follow on September 17, 2025, by invitation only.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
The Lieber Institute, West Point
The Federmann Cyber Security Research Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Center for International Law, National University of Singapore
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Sponsors:
Sliver Level Donors: Debevoise & Plimpton, Skadden
Bronze Level Donors: CISCO, Mayer Brown, WilmerHale
TLS Syposium Supporters: Venable LLP, MANTECH
KEYNOTES:
Retired General Paul Nakasone, Founding Director, Institute of National Secuirty, Vanderbilt Un.; Former Director, NSA & Commander, US Cyber Command
Professor Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law, Yale Law School; former Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
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