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Episode 75: Air Gap

Oral Argument

English - September 18, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 98 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 74: Minimum Curiosity
Next Episode: Episode 76: Brutality

We start with some feedback and thoughts on the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, criminal law, and Christian’s brush with Upstream Color greatness. Also Joe’s thank-you notes. Then we’re joined by Mary Ellen O’Connell to talk about international law, weapons, hacking, Stuxnet, war, and killer robots. Mary Ellen maintains that the law we have is perfectly capable of dealing with what seem like new challenges.

This show’s links:

Mary Ellen O’Connell’s faculty profile and writing
Danielle Allen, Our Declaration
The Declaration of Independence
Upstream Color
Dan Goodin, Meet “badBIOS,” the Mysterious Mac and PC Malware that Jumps Airgaps
Oral Argument 70: No Drones in the Park (guest Frank Pasquale)
Mary Ellen O’Connell, 21st Century Arms Control Challenges: Drones, Cyber Weapons, Killer Robots, and WMDs
About Stuxnet
Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, including Article 51, which Mary Ellen references
Mary Ellen O’Connell, Banning Autonomous Killing
Special Guest: Mary Ellen O'Connell.

We start with some feedback and thoughts on the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, criminal law, and Christian’s brush with Upstream Color greatness. Also Joe’s thank-you notes. Then we’re joined by Mary Ellen O’Connell to talk about international law, weapons, hacking, Stuxnet, war, and killer robots. Mary Ellen maintains that the law we have is perfectly capable of dealing with what seem like new challenges.

This show’s links:

Mary Ellen O’Connell’s faculty profile and writing
Danielle Allen, Our Declaration
The Declaration of Independence
Upstream Color
Dan Goodin, Meet “badBIOS,” the Mysterious Mac and PC Malware that Jumps Airgaps
Oral Argument 70: No Drones in the Park (guest Frank Pasquale)
Mary Ellen O’Connell, 21st Century Arms Control Challenges: Drones, Cyber Weapons, Killer Robots, and WMDs
About Stuxnet
Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, including Article 51, which Mary Ellen references
Mary Ellen O’Connell, Banning Autonomous Killing

Special Guest: Mary Ellen O'Connell.