Muhammed Nurullah Benli, PhD student at the Law School and member of the Aberdeen University Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law (ACCPL), published a book chapter at the end of 2025. The publication originates from Nurullah’s participation in the 13th Summer School in International and European Law, which he attended in 2023. The Summer School, hosted by the University Côte d'Azur, brought together PhD students and academics from a network of 22 universities located in Europe, Africa, and Canada under the theme of non-coercive measures. The University of Aberdeen is the only UK University represented in the network.
During the Summer School, Nurullah presented a paper titled ‘The Lesser Room for Countermeasures in Reaction to the Violation of Sovereignty in Cyberspace’, focusing on how cyber operations may breach state sovereignty and how countermeasures can be assessed under international law. The feedback he received at the Summer School helped him to strengthen and clarify his arguments. Following his presentation, Nurullah was invited to develop it into a publication.
His paper ‘The Violation of Sovereignty in Cyberspace and Countermeasures’ has now been published in a volume Non-Military Coercive Measures in International and European Law by Editoriale Scientifica, together with other selected contributions from the 2023 Summer School. Nurullah is thankful to his PhD supervisor, Irene Couzigou, for her guidance and constructive comments on the paper. He is also grateful for the support provided by the book editorial team throughout the publication process.