Global Disinformation Campaigns and International Law:
Analyzing the Cases of Lisa and Confederation
to Navigate the Complexities of Balancing Human Rights
and National Security
Global Disinformation Campaigns and International Law:
Analyzing the Cases of Lisa and Confederation
to Navigate the Complexities of Balancing Human Rights
and National Security
Author(s): Jakub KowalewskiSubject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Public Law
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: public international law; disinformation; human rights; national security;
Summary/Abstract: In the digital age, global disinformation campaigns are becoming a fundamental challenge thataccompanies almost every conflict in international relations. The widespread adoption and development ofsuch operations, especially those utilizing generative artificial intelligence, is inevitable. The article definesdisinformation and locates it in the grid of near concepts. The author presents the ongoing conflict betweenthe conduct of international actors and human rights, considering disinformation from the perspective of itsadverse effects seen in their direct and indirect dimensions – through the consequences of the need to protectthe national security of the targeted actors. Possible classification of the conduct of disinformation campaignswithin the framework of public international law is also described and evaluated.
Journal: Zeszyt Prawniczy UAM
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 61-71
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English