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

Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/06

13 Pages Posted: 15 Jan 2016

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Simon Reay Atkinson

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Greg Tolhurst

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Liaquat Hossain

The University of Hong Kong

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

Suggested Citation

Reay Atkinson, Simon and Tolhurst, Greg and Hossain, Liaquat, The Dichotomy of Decision Sciences in Information Assurance, Privacy, and Security Applications in Law and Joint Ventures (2015). International Journal on Advances in Security, Vol. 8, No. 3&4, pp. 141-152, 2015, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/06, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2715226

Simon Reay Atkinson

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences ( email )

Australia

Greg Tolhurst (Contact Author)

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

New Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

Liaquat Hossain

The University of Hong Kong ( email )

Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong, Pokfulam HK
China

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