Call for Papers-"International Law and Cybersecurity: Information Disorder and Post-Conflict Reconstruction"

"International Law and Cybersecurity: Information Disorder and Post-Conflict Reconstruction"

Journal: Computer Law & Security Review

Publisher: Elsevier

Submission Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

Key Requirements:

• Information harm + infrastructure disruption + reconstruction integration

• Clear doctrinal thesis + policy relevance mandatory

• Geographic/gender diversity prioritized

📅 Online Workshop: Late May 2026 (optional, strengthens submissions)

Overview

Ukraine conflict reveals hybrid warfare reality: disinformation campaigns + digital infrastructure attacks + post-conflict evidentiary challenges demand integrated legal frameworks. Examines sub-threshold cyber operations + attribution + state responsibility across public international law, LOAC, IHL contexts. First issue connecting information disorder → institutional fragility → reconstruction governance.

Key Research Themes

Information Operations:

• Mis/disinformation as hybrid warfare precursor

• Evidentiary integrity post-cyber disruption

Legal Doctrines:

• State responsibility for sub-threshold operations

• LOAC applicability to cyber-information campaigns

Post-Conflict Reconstruction:

• Digital infrastructure restoration governance

• Public trust recovery through institutional continuity

Accountability Mechanisms:

• Attribution challenges in information warfare

• International judicial evidentiary standards

Submission Instructions

1. Prepare peer-review ready manuscript per Guide for Authors
2. Submit via Editorial Manager by 31 Aug 2026
3.Guest editor screening** for relevance/clarity first
4. Double-blind peer review for cleared submissions
5.Workshop opportunity** late May 2026 (contact editors)
6. Doctrinal clarity + empirical support** CRITICAL

Guest Editor Team

• Dr. Iain Nash, Edge Hill University, UK
  AI & Technology Law, International Director

• Dr. Jennifer Giblin, Edge Hill University, UK
  Associate Head, School of Law & Criminal Justice

• Dr. Yulia Razmetaeva, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine
  Human Rights, Law & Digital Technologies Center

Why This Issue Matters

90% modern conflicts feature cyber-information operations preceding kinetic action. Ukraine evidence destruction challenges international tribunals requiring digital preservation protocols. Essential for cyber command lawyers + IHL scholars + reconstruction policymakers developing integrated legal regimes for hybrid threat environments.

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