Description
| Product ID: | 9781108796828 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Election Interference |
| Subtitle: | International Law and the Future of Democracy |
| Authors: | Author: Jens David Ohlin |
| Page Count: | 230 |
| Subjects: | Public international law, Public international law, Election law, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Election law, Criminal law & procedure |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election produced the biggest political scandal in a generation. An essential guide for anyone interested in protecting election integrity, this book explains why 'information operations' violate international law, how the US can dilute their effectiveness, and how soliciting foreign interference should be punished. Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election produced the biggest political scandal in a generation, marking the beginning of an ongoing attack on democracy. In the run-up to the 2020 election, Russia was found to have engaged in more “information operations,” a practice that has been increasingly adopted by other countries. In Election Interference, Jens David Ohlin makes the case that these operations violate international law, not as a cyberwar or a violation of sovereignty, but as a profound assault on democratic values protected by the international legal order under the rubric of self-determination. He argues that, in order to confront this new threat to democracy, countries must prohibit outsiders from participating in elections, enhance transparency on social media platforms, and punish domestic actors who solicit foreign interference. This important book should be read by anyone interested in protecting election integrity in our age of social media disinformation. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-07-16 |
