The Dichotomy of Decision Sciences in Information Assurance, Privacy, and Security Applications in Law and Joint Ventures
International Journal on Advances in Security, Vol. 8, No. 3&4, pp. 141-152, 2015
13 Pages Posted: 15 Jan 2016
Date Written: 2015
Abstract
Research and practice in decision sciences can be viewed from the dichotomy that exists in decision making and decision taking, where decision making is considered as consensus driven process and decision taking is considered as an act. We build upon a conceptual paper presented at INFOCOMP 2014 considering Law as different types of network and how an understanding of these networks, at the systems level, might assist in decision making and taking processes necessary for: information assurance; privacy; and security applications in Law – as may be applied in Cyber through emerging legal networks. We first identify the systems we might be working with before considering Law as a networked ecology. We then look at law beyond existing stable, more certain and ruled jurisdictions and how it might be applied to decision making and taking in Cyber. We consider an example of how law may apply in areas of uncertainty and where existing jurisdictional remits may no longer apply, e.g., in stateless jurisdictions or those impacted by instability and uncertainty following a disaster. We conclude by considering how Legal Networks may assist in the decision making, taking and social problem solving processes in Cyber and so contribute to system resilience.
Keywords: Collaboration, Network Law, Stateless Jurisdictions, Fuzzy Logic, Ecologies, Good Faith
JEL Classification: K10, K30
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